Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Community special school in Coleford (Gloucestershire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first25 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is St White's Primary School, 1.9 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St White's Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 245 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Lydbrook Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Primary | 83 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Steam Mills Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.3 mi | Primary | 128 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Woodside Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.3 mi | Primary | 122 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| SGS Forest High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.4 mi | Secondary | 255 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 |
| Forest View Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.4 mi | Primary | 365 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Soudley SchoolCommunity | 2.5 mi | Primary | 44 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Littledean Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.8 mi | Primary | 69 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Five Acres High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 2.8 mi | Secondary | 786 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 5 |
| Coalway Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 193 | Good, 2023 |
| Ruardean Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.9 mi | Primary | 76 | Good, 2023 |
| Berry Hill Primary SchoolFoundation | 2.9 mi | Primary | 201 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Parkend Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 68 | Good, 2024 |
| Drybrook Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.1 mi | Primary | 147 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| English Bicknor Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 48 | Good, 2023 |
| Ellwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.5 mi | Primary | 139 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| St John's C of E AcademyAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 155 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Yorkley Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 177 | Good, 2022 |
| Pillowell Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 73 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 120 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Dene Magna and Sixth FormAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Secondary | 1,020 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; sixth form provision Good |
| Mitcheldean Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.2 mi | Primary | 205 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2012) |
| Bream Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.4 mi | Primary | 186 | Good, 2023 |
| Blakeney Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 75 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Clearwell Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.6 mi | Primary | 41 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
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 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
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
- 180
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