The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Special / other · Redditch · B98 8HF
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 11 April 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
20 pupils · 33% of 60 capacity
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 85% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils
- SEN support
- 86.7% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 13.3% of pupils
- Website
- www.theforge.worcs.sch.uk
- URN
- 136161
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 15% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 10 April 2024: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 17 July 2018: School remains Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.