Forest Park School
Durham Way South, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6XP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jacqueline Reynolds
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 33
- URN
- 150376
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01325965220
About this school
Forest Park School is an independent special school in Newton Aycliffe. It teaches children aged 11 to 17 and has 33 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Forest Park School under its current framework. 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
Forest Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 |
| 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 Park 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 33
Location
Nearby schools
-
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School1.6 miles
Special schools · Newton Aycliffe
-
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society1.6 miles
Other types · Newton Aycliffe
-
Walworth School1.8 miles
Special schools · Newton Aycliffe
-
Oakwood Learning Centre3.6 miles
Special schools · Darlington
-
Pear Tree School3.9 miles
Special schools · Darlington
Other schools in Newton Aycliffe
- North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School Special schools
- Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society Other types
- Walworth School Special schools
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Byerley Park Primary School Primary
- Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primary
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primary
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primary
- Vane Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Forest Park School teach?
- Forest Park School teaches children aged 11 to 17. It is a special school in Newton Aycliffe.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Park School?
- The headteacher of Forest Park School is Miss Jacqueline Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Forest Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Forest Park School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Forest Park School?
- Forest Park School has 33 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 17.
- Is Forest Park School full?
- Forest Park School has capacity for 50 pupils and 33 on roll (66%), 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 Park School a faith school?
- No. Forest Park School has no designated religious character.
- What are Forest Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest Park 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 24 July 2026.