Forest View Primary School
Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Lyons
- Sponsor
- The Forest of Dean Trust
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 139150
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01594822241
About this school
Forest View Primary School is a primary academy in Cinderford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 365 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Forest View Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 39 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 74% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 82% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 85% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Forest View Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 372 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forest View Primary School compares
Forest View Primary School ranked 59th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.1% | 28% | 365 | — |
| Littledean Church of England Primary School | 50% | 6.4% | 30.4% | 69 | 0.8 miles |
| St White's Primary School | 61% | 4.1% | 25.6% | 245 | 1.0 miles |
| Steam Mills Primary School | 87% | 5% | 25% | 128 | 1.5 miles |
| Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 120 | 2.1 miles |
| Drybrook Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 34.2% | 147 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.96%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 12.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Littledean Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Cinderford
-
St White's Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Cinderford
-
Steam Mills Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Cinderford
-
Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Newnham
-
Drybrook Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Drybrook
Other schools in Cinderford
Forest View Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Cinderford.
- Littledean Church of England Primary School Primary
- Soudley School Primary
- St White's Primary School Primary
- Steam Mills Primary School Primary
- SGS Forest High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Forest View Primary School teach?
- Forest View Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Cinderford.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest View Primary School?
- The headteacher of Forest View Primary School is Mr Ben Lyons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest View Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest View Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Forest View Primary School?
- Forest View Primary School has 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Forest View Primary School full?
- Forest View Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 365 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Forest View Primary School a faith school?
- No. Forest View Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Forest View Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Forest View Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Forest View Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Forest View Primary School is part of FOREST OF DEAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Forest View Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forest View Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Forest View Primary School ranked 59th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forest View Primary School's absence rate?
- Forest View Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest View Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest View Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.