Forest Hall School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Stansted Mountfitchet, East of England CM24 8TZ · Essex
#340 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#2741 of 4,090 nationally
About Forest Hall School
Forest Hall School is a academy secondary located in Stansted Mountfitchet, in the Essex local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–16. In 2025 it enrolled 506 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 34.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 340th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (42th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (30th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 506; capacity filled 78.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 60.3%; ebacc average points 3.56.
There are 2 schools in Stansted Mountfitchet; Forest Hall School ranks 2nd of 2 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)40.6
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)34.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)30.7%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Forest Hall School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 506
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 30.7%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 78.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 40.6
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 34.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 60.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.56
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Forest Hall School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School
Stansted · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
255 students · 685 m away
Magna Carta Primary Academy
Stansted Mountfitchet · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
194 students · 1.3 km away
Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Bishop's Stortford · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
93 students · 1.5 km away
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
Stansted · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
208 students · 2.0 km away
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,417 students · 2.8 km away
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Bishop's Stortford · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
403 students · 2.9 km away
Summercroft Primary School
Bishop's Stortford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
436 students · 3.0 km away
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
208 students · 3.0 km away
Avanti Meadows Primary School
Bishop's Stortford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
315 students · 3.2 km away
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
903 students · 3.6 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Old Buckenham High School
Attleborough · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
501 students
Ixworth High School
Ixworth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
512 students
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
520 students
Stalham High School
Norwich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
492 students
Elstree Screen Arts Academy
Borehamwood · Academy secondary · Ages 14–19
524 students
The Open Academy
Norwich · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
529 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Forest Hall School a good school?
Forest Hall School has a Success Index (England) of 34.1 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #340 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Forest Hall School rank in East of England?
Forest Hall School ranks #340 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #2741 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Forest Hall School?
Forest Hall School had 506 students in 2025.
Is Forest Hall School a primary school or a secondary school?
Forest Hall School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Forest Hall School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Forest Hall School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.