OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
24 January 2024
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust
FOREST BRIDGE SCHOOL LTD
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
133
133 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
30
22.6% of pupils
Male pupils
103
77.4% of pupils
8.3 pts
below England
School
16.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead
12.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
6.0 pts
below England
School
14.3%
Windsor and Maidenhead
14.0%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead
1.2%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other Mixed background
9.8%
13
Any other White background
6.8%
9
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
100.0%
133 of
133 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead
20.2%
SEN support
0.0%
0 pupils
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
EHC plans
100.0%
133 pupils
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
132
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.
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
7.96%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.74 pts
higher than
England
School
7.96%
Windsor and Maidenhead
5.95%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
24.00%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.18 pts
higher than
England
School
24.00%
Windsor and Maidenhead
15.16%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.40%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.60 pts
higher than
England
School
2.40%
Windsor and Maidenhead
1.63%
South East
1.93%
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
not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
138.5%
58.8 pts
above England
Forest Bridge School
138.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead
83.4%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.