The Forest SchoolWaingels
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
The Forest School and Waingels are secondary schools.
The Forest School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Waingels scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Waingels is ahead on our composite score.
The Forest School was judged the expected standard and Waingels was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.9 for The Forest School and 53.3 for Waingels.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Forest School (53.5 in 2021-22, 49.9 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Waingels (52.0 in 2021-22, 53.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WokinghamThe Forest School | ReadingWaingels | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 10 in Wokingham | 6th of 10 in Wokingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,042 | 1,382 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 1,331 | |
| Location | Wokingham, RG41 5NE | Reading, RG5 4RF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.9 | 53.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.5% | 60.5% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.7% | 78.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 132 | 253 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 41 | 99 | |
| A-level average points | 28.7 | 33.0 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.8 | 34.5 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 3.3% | 10.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 927 | 1,421 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.6% | 12.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 32.9% | 22.9% | |
| SEN support | 5.1% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.3% Stronger figure | 32.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The Forest School
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