The Forest School

School Name: The Forest School
Address: Park Lane
Town/City: Knaresborough
County: North Yorkshire
Postcode: HG5 0DQ
Telephone Number: 01423 864583
Website: www.forest.n-yorks.sch.uk

Phase: Ages 2-16
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2020
Trust: Wellspring Academy Trust
Sponsor: Wellspring Academy Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Shona CRICHTON
Capacity: 127
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 155 (69% boys & 31% girls)
Enrollment: 122% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 40.6%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• VI - Visual Impairment
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

URN: 147819
DfE Number: 815/7022
UKPRN: 10085845
UPRN: 100052010933
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: North Yorkshire (E06000065)
Constituency: Harrogate and Knaresborough (E14001269)
Electoral Ward: Knaresborough East (E05014288)

Easting & Northing: 435890E, 457475N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 0' 45.67" N 1° 27' 13.22" W
Plus Code: 9C6W2G7W+3G

DfE Record: View record

1. Meadowside Academy (0.5km)
2. Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School (0.7km)
3. King James's School (0.9km)
4. Aspin Park Academy (0.9km)
5. St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy (1.2km)
6. Goldsborough Church of England Primary School (2.5km)
7. Springwater Academy (3.0km)
8. Starbeck Primary Academy (3.0km)
9. Hookstone Chase Primary School (3.3km)
10. Henshaws College (3.5km)

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• Beacon Academy
• Springwell Harrogate
• Phoenix Park Academy
• Springwell Special Academy
• Springwell Alternative Academy
• Sevenhills Academy
• Greenacre School
• Victoria Primary Academy
• Ebor Gardens Primary Academy
• Springwell Leeds Academy
• Littlecoates Primary Academy
• Oakwell Rise Primary Academy
• Joseph Norton Academy
• Oakhill Primary Academy
• Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding
• Penny Field School
• Elements Primary School
• Lacey Gardens Junior Academy
• Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy
• Bramley Park Academy
• Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
• Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe
• Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham
• Forest Moor School
• Green Meadows Academy
• Horncastle Primary School
• Coomb Briggs Primary Academy
• Trent View College
• Parkside School
• Laceby Stanford Primary Academy
• Scartho Infants' School and Nursery

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