Peak Forest

Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · Hyde, Tameside

Peak Forest is an independent special school in Hyde, Tameside for ages 11–16.

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“The school meets all of the independent school standards that were checked during this inspection”
“ At the time of this progress monitoring inspection, the proprietor has made sure that the breadth of the curriculum for all pupils meets requirements.”
“The school has set out the important knowledge that pupils should learn within each curriculum subject.”

“Paragraphs 2, 2(1), 2(1)(a), 2(1)(b), 2(1)(b)(i), 2(2), 2(2)(a)  At the school’s last standard inspection in October 2024, inspectors found that the range of subjects that pupils studied was limited.”
“The school had not devised a curriculum that was broad enough to give pupils the full range of educational experiences as set out in the independent school standards (the standards).”
“Notably, there was no provision for human and social education.”

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Straight-line distance, in Tameside.