SCHOOL PROFILE

Forest View Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 139150
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

6 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 365 365 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 186 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 179 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.8%
1.0 pts above England
School 25.8%
Forest of Dean 22.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.4%
1.1 pts above England
School 21.4%
Forest of Dean 5.1%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Forest of Dean 1.0%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.7%
280
Any other White background
8.2%
30
Any other Asian background
7.1%
26
Indian
1.9%
7
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
6
Gypsy / Roma
1.1%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.8% 105 of 365 pupils
7.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.8%
Forest of Dean 24.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.2% 81 pupils
England 14.8% 7.4 pts above
EHC plans 6.6% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 38
Social, emotional & mental health 37
Speech, language & communication 21
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Other difficulty or disability 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Forest of Dean 58.9%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

81.0%

7.2 pts above England

School 81.0%
Forest of Dean 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Forest of Dean 70.7%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Forest of Dean 71.1%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.11 pts lower than England
School 5.11%
Forest of Dean 6.05%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.24%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.57 pts lower than England
School 12.24%
Forest of Dean 15.81%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.29%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.51 pts lower than England
School 0.29%
Forest of Dean 1.14%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.9% 1.3 pts below England
Forest View Primary School
86.9%
Forest of Dean
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information