Forest Bridge School
Braywick Road, Braywick Park, Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FOREST BRIDGE SCHOOL LTD
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Farnden
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 133
- URN
- 142066
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Telephone
- 01628202030
About this school
Forest Bridge School is a special academy in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 133 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 88.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 95.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Forest Bridge 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 | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 113 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.11%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.96%
- Persistent absence
- 24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
RBWM Alternative Learning Provision0.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Maidenhead
-
Claires Court Schools1.2 miles
Independent schools · Maidenhead
-
St Piran's School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Maidenhead
-
Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School1.9 miles
Special schools
-
Al-Madani Independent Grammar School2.4 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Maidenhead
- Manor Green School Academies
- RBWM Alternative Learning Provision Local authority maintained schools
- Cookham Nursery School Nursery
- Maidenhead Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Junior School Primary
- Alwyn Infant School Primary
- Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Braywick Court School Primary
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Primary
- Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Primary
- Cookham Rise Primary School Primary
- Courthouse Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Forest Bridge School teach?
- Forest Bridge School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Bridge School?
- The headteacher of Forest Bridge School is Elizabeth Farnden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Forest Bridge School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest Bridge 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 big is Forest Bridge School?
- Forest Bridge School has 133 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Forest Bridge School full?
- Forest Bridge School has capacity for 96 pupils and 133 on roll (139%), so it is at or above 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 Bridge School a faith school?
- No. Forest Bridge School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Forest Bridge School?
- Forest Bridge School is part of FOREST BRIDGE SCHOOL LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Forest Bridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Forest Bridge School's absence rate?
- Forest Bridge School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest Bridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest Bridge 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 2 July 2026.