The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Pupil referral unit school in Redditch (Worcestershire).
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Stephen's CofE First School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's CofE First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.1 mi | Primary | 171 | Good, 2024 |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Secondary | 958 | Good, 2024 |
| Heart of Worcestershire CollegeFurther education | 0.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| St George's CofE First School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Primary | 170 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 646 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Holyoakes Field First SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 315 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Oak Hill First SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 440 | Good, 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Birchensale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 522 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Woodfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 542 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| Moons Moat First SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 170 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Abbeywood First SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 255 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Church Hill Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 388 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| St Luke's CofE First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 138 | Requires improvement, 2024This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Pitcheroak SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.4 mi | Special | 159 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 7 |
| Batchley First and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 233 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Arrow Valley First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 137 | Good, 2024 |
| Ipsley CofE Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 640 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Arrow Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 843 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Dec 2018) |
| Beoley First SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 104 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Tenacres First SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 277 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| St Thomas More Catholic First SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 189 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Vaynor First SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 425 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Walkwood Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 627 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Kingfisher SchoolAcademy special sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Special | 150 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Webheath Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 446 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral UnitPupil referral unit | 2.0 mi | Alternative provision | 8 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Woodrow First SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 265 | Good, 2024 |
| Matchborough First School AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 335 | Good, 2024 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 297 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
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% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 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
- 200
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