Heart of the Forest Community Special School
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Speech House, Coleford, GL16 7EJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Heart of the Forest Community Special School is a special school in Coleford for ages 4 to 19. It is one of the 329 schools in Gloucestershire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025, report published 1 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
11 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
160 pupils on roll, with places for 160
Schools near Heart of the Forest Community Special School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Severnside School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 4.3 |
| William Morris School | 11 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Peak Academy | 12 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 9.2 |
| The Shrubberies School | 12 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Hartmore School | 13 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 15.8 |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucyna Mansfield
- Phone
- 01594822175
- Address
- Speech House, Coleford, GL16 7EJ
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- URN
- 134190
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.