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The Forest School

The Forest School
Park Lane
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
England
HG50DQ

📞 phone: 01423 864583

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Mrs Shona Crichton

🌍 web: www.forest.n-yorks.sch.uk

147 pupils mixed gender
127 pupils capacity: 115% full

95 boys 65%

52 girls 35%

Last updated:

Academy special converter

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
147819
Establishment type
Academy special converter
Establishment #
7022
Open date
1. April 2020
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 435890, Northing: 457475
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 54.012, Longitude: -1.4538
Accepting pupils
2—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
21. February 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
Yorkshire and the Humber › Harrogate and Knaresborough › Knaresborough East
SEN priorities
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Sen2
VI - Visual Impairment
Sen3
HI - Hearing Impairment
Free school meals %
38.80
Trust
WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10085845

School governors

  • Tim Mottram, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. April 2020—1. April 2028)
  • Ilona Hall, Local Governor
    (1. April 2020—1. April 2024)
  • Jane O'Gara, Local Governor
    (15. October 2020—16. October 2028)
  • Helen McMillan, Local Governor
    (30. June 2021—30. June 2025)
  • Shona Crichton, Local Governor
    (1. December 2022—None)
  • Mark Wilson, Local Governor
    (1. September 2023—None)
  • Shara Clark, Local Governor
    (18. October 2023—18. October 2027)
  • Caroline Day, Local Governor
    (13. December 2023—13. December 2027)
  • Stephen Coe, Local Governor
    (13. December 2023—13. December 2027)
  • Sally Hall, Local Governor
    (8. May 2024—8. May 2028)
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