THE HISTORY OF THE
SCHOOL
The Forest School
was opened in 1968. It is a maintained special school run by North
Yorkshire County Council. The school meets the needs of pupils from a wide
area in the south of the county. The catchment
area includes Harrogate and Knaresborough, Ripon, Easingwold,
Tadcaster, Selby, Pateley Bridge and their surrounding areas.
The school has grown
steadily since it was first opened and now meets the needs of about 130
pupils who are experiencing a range of difficulties. A new classroom
building and Early Years Department were added in the 1990’s and in
2003/4 further improvements were made and a new library was built.
The school was last
inspected by OFSTED in November 2008. At that time Inspectors said, ‘This
is a happy school where pupils want to learn and where the care, support
and guidance given to them to do so are outstanding. As a result, pupils
leave at the age of 16 confident and well prepared for their future.’
In 2002 and 2003 the
school won the DFES School Achievement Award for the very high standards we
achieve for our pupils. The school has also achieved the Healthy Schools
Award.
- In 2005 the school achieved
Investors in People status.
- In 2007 the school was the
first school in North Yorkshire to
achieve the BECTA ICT award recognising our good practice in ICT.
- The School has also
achieved the Active Mark.
- In 2010 the Silver Artsmark was awarded to the school.
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