Peak Forest
First Steps Together, Stockport Road, Hyde, SK14 3QF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Donnelly
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 32
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- URN
- 150682
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 03301180974
About this school
Peak Forest is an independent special school in Hyde. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 25 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Peak Forest 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
Peak Forest has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 25
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawthorns School0.8 miles
Academies · Hyde
-
Brambles School1.0 miles
Special schools · Mottram
-
Arnfield Independent School2.2 miles
Special schools · Glossop
-
Cromwell High School2.5 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Thomas Ashton School2.5 miles
Academies · Hyde
Other schools in Hyde
- Hawthorns School Academies
- Thomas Ashton School Academies
- Arundale Primary School Primary
- Bradley Green Primary Academy Primary
- Broadbottom Church of England Primary School Primary
- Discovery Academy Primary
- Dowson Primary Academy Primary
- Endeavour Primary Academy Primary
- Flowery Field Primary School Primary
- Gee Cross Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Godley Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hollingworth Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Peak Forest teach?
- Peak Forest teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Hyde.
- Who is the headteacher of Peak Forest?
- The headteacher of Peak Forest is Mrs Catherine Donnelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Peak Forest been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Peak Forest 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 Peak Forest?
- Peak Forest has 25 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Peak Forest full?
- Peak Forest has capacity for 32 pupils and 25 on roll (78%), 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 Peak Forest a faith school?
- No. Peak Forest has no designated religious character.
- Does Peak Forest publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Peak Forest. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.