Heart of the Forest Community Special School
School Name: Heart of the Forest Community Special School Address: Speech House Town/City: Coleford County: Gloucestershire Postcode: GL16 7EJ Country: 10008089559 Telephone Number: 01594 822175 Website: www.heartoftheforestschool.co.uk
Phase: Ages 3-19 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2005
Headteacher: Mrs Stephanie Withington
Capacity: 125
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 124 (63% boys & 37% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 31.8%
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 134190
DfE Number: 916/7025
UKPRN: 10015775
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Forest of Dean (E07000080)
Constituency: Forest of Dean (E14000705)
Electoral Ward: Bream (E05012157)
Easting & Northing: 362020E, 212061N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 48' 23.5" N 2° 33' 7.65" W
Plus Code: 9C3VRC4X+J5
DfE Record: View record
- St White's Primary School (3.6km)
- Coalway Community Infant School (3.7km)
- Coalway Junior School (3.7km)
- Lydbrook Primary School (3.8km)
- Five Acres High School (3.9km)
- Parkend Primary School (4.1km)
- Berry Hill Primary School (4.2km)
- Soudley School (4.3km)
- Woodside Primary School (4.3km)
- Steam Mills Primary School (4.6km)
Predecessor schools†
- Ms Cathy Andrews - Governor. Appointed on 7 February 2021 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 6 February 2025.
- Mr Andrew Beard - Governor. Appointed on 7 May 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 May 2024.
- Ms Lauren Chandler - Governor. Appointed on 28 September 2022 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 22 September 2026.
- Mr Miles Johansen - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 28 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 September 2026.
- Ms Carol Morgan - Governor. Appointed on 28 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 27 September 2024.
- Mrs Lizzie Spowart - Governor. Appointed on 3 April 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 2 April 2027.
- Ms Charlie Sterry - Governor. Appointed on 11 May 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 May 2026.