SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ · Gloucestershire · secondary school
39th of 39 secondary schools in Gloucestershire we can score, 41 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 1.7/10 against 646 of them, against 1.4/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 5 | 35% | 0.19 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 33.3 · 24 | 30% | 0.71 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.78 · 6 | 25% | 0.15 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 35.6 · 7 | 10% | 0.07 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 33.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 35.6, against a national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.78 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than nationally matched peers. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (1.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 1.4 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school "Requires improvement" in April 2024.
Getting in. The school has 257 pupils in a capacity of 450, leaving 193 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school plan to improve attainment scores relative to the national median? What specific actions are being taken following the 2024 "Requires improvement" inspection? How do class sizes impact individual pupil support in these smaller groups?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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