Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Coleford, Gloucestershire
Heart of the Forest Community Special School is a special school in Coleford, Gloucestershire for ages 4–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Speech House, Coleford, GL16 7EJ
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Council
- Gloucestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “There are warm and respectful working relationships between pupils and staff.”
- “Parents and carers are welcomed into school.”
- “Communication between the school and its families has greatly improved since the last inspection.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of education that pupils currently experience varies too much.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, this work is too new to have a positive impact for all pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Gloucestershire.
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