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SGS Forest High School

Academy sponsor led · Cinderford · GL14 2AZ

Ages 11–16 · 255 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

29.0

Overall absence

11.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.78
−20+2
Attainment 829.0
English & maths grade 5+8%
English & maths grade 4+23%
EBacc entry8%

EBacc APS: 2.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.0%
Unauthorised3.9%
Authorised absence
7.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.9%
Enrolments in measure
305

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill57%

255 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
255
Boys / girls
131 / 124
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
255 / 450 (57%)
Free school meals
36.9%
FSM pupils
94
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
South Gloucestershire and Stroud Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Mooney

Location

Address
Causeway Road
Postcode
GL14 2AZ
Town
Cinderford
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from 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 academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, 255 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 36.9%.

Open schools in Cinderford
6
Secondary schools in Cinderford
1
Academies among open schools in Cinderford
33% (2)
Open schools in GL14
8
Secondary in GL14
1
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Secondary in Gloucestershire LA
41

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Forest View Primary School

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    • Absence6.0%
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  • St White's Primary School

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    • Absence3.7%
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    • Absence5.6%
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    • KS257%
    • Absence6.1%
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    Ages 4–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM20.0%

    2.4 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola Mooney
Telephone
01594822257
Website
http://www.foresthigh.org.uk/

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