Welcome to The Forest School
Forest 6 - is a thriving Sixth form, based at The Forest School. We are very proud of our Sixth Form students, many have studied with us through secondary school, but more and more we are welcoming external students to our mixed Sixth Form. Forest 6 is a hybrid between Sixth Form and college and offers a wide range of A level and vocational subjects and accepts both male and female students. Tutors with years of experience mentor, tutor and motivate students. Oxbridge support, careers, community, volunteering programmes are readily accessible. We are rated as good for 16-19 Sixth Form provision by Ofsted.
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Boarding Type
No Boarder
School Type
Academy converter
Suitable Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
No. of Students
927 Total
No. of Boys
844 (91.0%)
No. of Girls
83 (9.0%)
Academic Excellence
GCSE Results
Latest Examination
17.9%
Students achieving A*/A grades (9/8/7)
A-Level Results
Sixth Form Performance
A* grades
1.02%
A*/A grades
10.71%
Leavers' Destinations
Destinations after GCSEs
Staying in education
81%
School
79%
England
Apprenticeships
11%
School
3%
England
Further education
School sixth form
Sixth form college
Other education destinations
Destinations after A-Levels
UK higher education
N/A
School
1%
England
Apprenticeships
N/A
School
19%
England
Higher education or training
Further education
Employment
Not sustained in education/employment
Courses
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Exciting Updates Ahead!
We're currently gearing up to offer you a full list of our courses. Stay tuned — amazing learning opportunities are on their way very soon. Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm!
Events
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Exciting Events Ahead!
A detailed admissions process on ApplicaaOne is coming soon.
Please see our website for more information on our admissions process.
Admissions Process
Start Application| Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 |
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Final Draft of Personal Statements - All other students | ||||||||||
TMUA and ESTA Tests - Sit at Pearson Vue Centre | ||||||||||
Deadline for Medicine, Veterinary & Oxbridge Applications at 6PM | ||||||||||
Sixth Form Open Evening | ||||||||||
Oxford Admissions Test Window | FOREST6 Internal Deadline (All Applicants to have sent off to UCAS) | Application Deadline | ||||||||
Equal Consideration Deadline (All UCAS Applications after this will be deemed late) | 2026 GCSE Results day and sign on for Forest 6 day |
Key Dates & Deadlines
Oct 21, 2025
Sixth Form Open Evening
Jan 2, 2026
Application Deadline
Aug 20, 2026
2026 GCSE Results day and sign on for Forest 6 day
Term Dates & Half-Term Holidays
Planning ahead for school holidays? Below are the term dates and half-term dates for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Autumn
1 terms
Half Term 1
Sep 3 - Dec 19
Spring
1 terms
Half Term 1
Jan 6 - Apr 4
Summer
1 terms
Half Term 1
Apr 22 - Jul 23
Half-Term & Holiday Dates
October Half Term
Oct 27 - Oct 31
February Half Term
Feb 17 - Feb 21
Spring Holiday
Apr 7 - Apr 21
May Holiday
May 26 - May 30
Christmas Holiday
Dec 22 - Jan 2
Alumni Stories
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Updates Coming Soon!
We’ll be sharing information about the destinations of our alumni here soon.
Enrichment Activities
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About School
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Wokingham |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |