Schools in Forest of Dean[1]

Local authority district E07000080 · 54 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 50 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 1 (2%)[4]
second 20%: 15 (30%)[4]
middle 20%: 23 (46%)[4]
fourth 20%: 10 (20%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 1 (2%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	4%[4]	28%[4]	22%[4]	26%[4]	20%[4]
Employment	10%[4]	24%[4]	32%[4]	26%[4]	8%[4]
Education and skills	12%[4]	30%[4]	28%[4]	26%[4]	4%[4]
Health and disability	0%[4]	14%[4]	28%[4]	32%[4]	26%[4]
Crime	6%[4]	12%[4]	22%[4]	30%[4]	30%[4]
Housing and services	48%[4]	38%[4]	14%[4]	0%[4]	0%[4]
Living environment	36%[4]	18%[4]	10%[4]	14%[4]	22%[4]
Children in low-income families	4%[4]	26%[4]	24%[4]	32%[4]	14%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 72.6% of 37,212 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 28.8% of 73,048 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 11.2% of 73,062 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Dene Magna and Sixth Form	11–18[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Five Acres High School	11–16[2]	A8 46 2025/26[8]
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL D+ 2024/25[9]
SGS Forest High School	11–16[2]	A8 33 2025/26[8]
The Dean Academy	11–16[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8]
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (45)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ann Cam Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Aylburton Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Berry Hill Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Blakeney Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 17% 2024/25[10]
Bream Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Churcham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 43% 2024/25[10]
Clearwell Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 29% 2023/24[11]
Coalway Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Drybrook Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
Ellwood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[10]
English Bicknor Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2023/24[11]
Forest View Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
Glebe Infants' School	4–7[2]
Hartpury Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 33% 2024/25[10]
Hope Brook CofE Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Huntley Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
Lift Offa's Mead	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Littledean Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Lydbrook Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Lydney Church of England Community School	4–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Mitcheldean Endowed Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Newnham St Peter's Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Parkend Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Pauntley Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Picklenash Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 29% 2024/25[10]
Pillowell Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Primrose Hill Church of England Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 90% 2024/25[10]
Redbrook Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2023/24[11]
Redmarley Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Ruardean Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 23% 2024/25[10]
Severnbanks Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Soudley School	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
St Briavels Parochial Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
St John's C of E Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
St White's Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Staunton and Corse Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Steam Mills Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Tibberton Community Primary School and Early Years	2–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Tutshill Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
Walmore Hill Primary School	4–11[2]
Westbury-on-Severn Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Woodside Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Woolaston Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Yorkley Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Dean Close St John's	0–14[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Hartmore School	7–18[2]
Heart of the Forest Community Special School	4–19[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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