Forest Oak School
Community special school in Birmingham (Solihull).
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Nearby schools
nearest first40 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Merstone School, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merstone SchoolCommunity special | 0.0 mi | Special | 166 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all eight areas |
| Smith's Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.0 mi | Secondary | 697 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 200 | Good, 2024 |
| Kingshurst Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 459 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Smith's Wood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| Yorkswood Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 375 | Requires improvement, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 253 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| The Heights AcademyFree schools special | 0.7 mi | Special | 69 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in all four key judgements |
| Tudor Grange Academy KingshurstAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,151 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 196 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| Castle Bromwich Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 467 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 487 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Castlewood SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Special | 97 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Hillstone Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 415 | Good, 2022 |
| John Henry Newman Catholic CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,273 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Timberley AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2023 |
| SILVER BIRCH SCHOOLOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 18 | - |
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)University technical college | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 394 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| Water Orton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 299 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Park Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,269 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Fordbridge Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 522 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 447 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Brownmead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 268 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given |
| Tile Cross AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 620 | Good, 2024 |
| Centre for Accelerated LearningMiscellaneous | 1.5 mi | Miscellaneous | - | - |
| Windy Arbor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 407 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2016, previous school) |
| Leycroft AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 170 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| High Meadow Community SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 196 | Good, 2023 |
| Coleshill Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 336 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.6 mi | Primary | 415 | Good, 2024 |
| The Shirestone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Primary | 241 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Coleshill Heath SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 480 | Good, 2021This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Grace Academy SolihullAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 884 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 237 | Good, 2024 |
| Gossey Lane AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 183 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| The Coleshill SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,177 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Hallmoor SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Special | 294 | Good, 2023 |
| Kitts Green AcademyAcademy special sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Special | 55 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in all six areas |
| Lift Lea ForestAcademy sponsor led | 2.0 mi | Primary | 536 | Outstanding, 2022 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Overall deprivation3
Income3
Employment2
Education and skills2
Health3
Crime3
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 185
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