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
Telephone Number: 01594 822175
Website: www.heartoftheforestschool.co.uk

Phase: Ages 4-19
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2005

Headteacher: Mrs Lucyna Mansfield
Capacity: 145
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 160 (67% boys & 33% girls)
Enrollment: 110% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 53.3%

• VI - Visual Impairment
• OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 134190
DfE Number: 916/7025
UKPRN: 10015775
UPRN: 10008089559
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Forest of Dean (E07000080)
Constituency: Forest of Dean (E14001240)
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

1. St White's Primary School (3.6km)
2. Coalway Primary School (3.7km)
3. Lydbrook Primary School (3.8km)
4. Five Acres High School (3.9km)
5. Parkend Primary School (4.1km)
6. Berry Hill Primary School (4.2km)
7. Soudley School (4.3km)
8. Woodside Primary School (4.3km)
9. Steam Mills Primary School (4.6km)
10. SGS Forest High School (4.8km)

Predecessor schools†

• Dean Hall School
• Oakdene School