Is Heart of the Forest Community Special School a good school?

Ofsted inspected the school on 25 February 2025 and graded each area separately, with quality of education judged Requires improvement. The profile sets out the figures behind this.

What are Heart of the Forest Community Special School's SATs results?

In the 2025 Key Stage 2 tests (SATs), 0% of pupils at Heart of the Forest Community Special School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England: 62%).

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Heart of the Forest Community Special School

Speech House, Coleford, GL16 7EJ

Ofsted: Good

Independent

Phase

160

Capacity

4-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 25 February 2025.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 25 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Sixth form provision: Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26

Cohort Size: 17

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 67.0%
Continued in education: 67.0%
Apprenticeships: 0.0%
Employment: 0.0%
Not sustained: 0.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 143
Boys: 107 (67%)
Girls: 53 (33%)
Capacity: 160 (100% full)
SEND: 100.0%
FSM Eligible: 48.1%
EAL: 3.5%
SEN with EHC Plan: 100.0%
SEN Support: 0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 11.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 13.0
Budget per Pupil: £26,178/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 14.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 41.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community special school
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.0%
White Other: 2.8%
Black Other: 2.1%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
Asian Other: 1.4%
Black African: 1.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%

88.0%

White British

2.8%

White Other

2.1%

Black Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

01594822175

admin@heartoftheforest.gloucs.sch.uk

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Speech House

Coleford, South West

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Administrative

URN: 134190
UKPRN: 10015775
Establishment No.: 7025

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