Merstone School
Ofsted: Strong
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Birmingham, B36 0UE
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Forest Oak School
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, B36 0UE
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
216
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
School history and successor
Continues as Forest Oak School (URN 152712). Its page carries this history forward.
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Cohort Size
- 15
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 193
- Boys
- 149 (69%)
- Girls
- 66 (31%)
- Capacity
- 216 (100% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 64.5%
- EAL
- 6.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.6
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 15.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 44.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 74.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 9.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.1%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.6%
74.0%
White British
9.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
3.1%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Windward Way
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 104132
- UKPRN
- 10015347
- Establishment No.
- 7005
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Forest Oak School usually look at the nearest comparable schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- Merstone SchoolCompare side by side
Birmingham · 0.0km away
- SILVER BIRCH SCHOOLCompare side by side
1.8km away
- Braidwood School for the DeafCompare side by side
Birmingham · 4.9km away
Schools like this
The nearest comparable schools to Forest Oak School
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL
Ofsted: Expected
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- B34 7RD
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Location
- Birmingham, B36 8AF
- Distance
- 4.9km away
TJY Academy
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Birmingham, B23 6QR
- Distance
- 7.0km away
New Horizon Academy
Ofsted: Expected
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Birmingham, B23 6DY
- Distance
- 7.3km away
Trident Alternative Provision Ltd
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Solihull, B27 6NX
- Distance
- 7.3km away