Other independent special school
BL8 2BD · Bury
Ages 7–17
- Att821.5
- EM5+33%
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 142675
Forestwood School
Other independent special school · Bury · BL8 2BS
Ages 12–19 · 25 pupils · Bury
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).
Capacity fill57%
25 pupils · 44 places
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- Boys / girls
- 9 / 16
- School capacity
- 44
- Capacity fill
- 25 / 44 (57%)
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Other independent special school
Age range
Ages 12–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Independent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Webster
Location
- Address
- Buller Street
- Postcode
- BL8 2BS
- Town
- Bury
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bury
- District
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent special school, Ages 12–19, in Bury, Bury, 25 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, special school.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bury · BL9 0TZ · Bury
Ages 11–16
- Att844.5
- P8-0.2
- EM5+35%
- Absence9.9%
0.3 miles away
The Derby High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Lancs · BL9 9NH · Bury
Ages 11–16
0.4 miles away
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL8 2DX · Bury
Ages 3–11
- Absence6.3%
- FSM32.2%
- Demand0.86
0.4 miles away
Bury Church of England High School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Bury · BL9 0TS · Bury
Ages 11–16
- Att846.0
- P8-0.3
- EM5+51%
- Absence8.3%
0.4 miles away
Other independent school
Bury · BL9 0HN · Bury
Ages 3–18
- Att837.9
- EM5+0%
0.5 miles away
Chantlers Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bury · BL8 2SF · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS285%
- Absence3.7%
- FSM9.0%
- Demand1.40
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Webster
- Telephone
- 01617627212