Forest Hall School
Academy sponsor led in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 506 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 648 |
| Free school meals | 30.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | BMAT EDUCATION |
| Local authority | Essex |
| Address | Forest Hall Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8TZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.foresthallschool.org/ |
| Telephone | 01279813384 |
| URN | 141328 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 November 2021, published 16 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Birchwood High School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Hockerill Anglo-European College (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- Avanti Grange Secondary School (secondary school, about 4.0 km)
- St Mary's Catholic School (secondary school, about 4.5 km)
- The Bishop's Stortford High School (secondary school, about 6.2 km)
- Leventhorpe (secondary school, about 9.1 km)
- Helena Romanes School (all-through school, about 10.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.