Forest Way School
Academy special converter school in Coalville (Leicestershire).
Location
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Forest Way School is a special school located in Coalville, Leicestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. The Headteacher is Gail Seaton.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 137905
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roy Cafferty | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Laura Gowler | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Angela Stokes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Michelle Graham | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kelly Dryden | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Rebecca Hayes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Murrae Blair-Park | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Richards | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Kerry-Ann Smith Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2020 · until 2030 | |
| Mr Max Radley Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Gail Seaton Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record