Forest Hall School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Forest Hall School is a secondary school in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Forest Hall School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 35% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 99 first-choice applications for 116 offers; 87 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 116 Year 7 offers in 2026, 29 went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Forest Hall Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 506 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and the friendly, welcoming community.”
- “They speak highly of the care and support they receive.”
- “They feel safe and well looked after, including many who join the school later in their secondary education.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “This is because they are absent too often.”
- “These pupils also miss the extensive personal development opportunities on offer in school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 35% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 99 first-preference applications, 116 offers in total, 87 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport 6.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Saffron Walden County High School 8.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mark Hall Academy 8.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burnt Mill Academy 9.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bmat Stem Academy 9.8 mi Good
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 10.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Passmores Academy 10.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College 10.4 mi Not judged Last distance published