Forest View Primary School

URN: 139150 • Cinderford GL14 2QA

Overview

Name
Forest View Primary School
URN
139150
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Status
Open
Gender
Mixed
Religious
Does not apply
Admissions
Not applicable
Trust
FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
Private
No
Ofsted rating
Good
Ranking score
63.7 / 100
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Leadership & Contact

Headteacher
Ben Lyons (since 2025) , Headteacher
Telephone
01594822241
Website
Visit
Address
Latimer Road, Cinderford GL14 2QA

Summary

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School Profile
NAME: Forest View Primary School
URN: 139150
LA: Gloucestershire
TOWN: Cinderford
POSTCODE: GL14 2QA
PHASE: Primary
TYPE: Academy converter
GENDER: Mixed
PUPILS: 372
CAPACITY: 420
FSM_PCT: 27.70
WEBSITE: www.forestviewschool.org.uk/
DATA_DATE: 2025-07-14

Website Extract:
Forest View Primary School - Home
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Forest View Primary School - School Information
School Information Welcome to Forest View Primary School. The school is situated in the heart of the Forest of Dean, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Forest View is built around the community for which it serves. Our curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of the children we serve with a particular emphasis on excellence and enjoyment. Children want to come to Forest View for the opportunities that we give them, whether that be the opportunity to go on a range of exciting trips to cookery lessons to highly engaging lessons. Forest View is built with the local community for the pupils and we really do put every child first.

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Forest View Primary School - About Us
About Us 'To improve the academic outcomes of children within the community of Cinderford so that they may contribute to the improvement of this rural town.' Statement of Values and Ethos At Forest View we put children first. We believe that it is important to value each individual within the school community and to celebrate their achievements. We have high expectations of ourselves and others. We value the gift of learning and recognise that we all have the right to succeed. We value the role of the school within the community and work in partnership with parents/carers and the wider community to ensure that children are able to: enjoy school and want to learn; become independent learners; attain the highest academic standards; develop skills and knowledge needed to develop individual talents, be they creative, scientific, technological, spiritual, sporting or social; understand their own feelings and begin to make life decisions that reflect their increasing confidence; understand how to lead a safe and healthy life both in mind and body; and understand that everyone has equal rights to access opportunities. Overall we want to improve the academic outcomes of children within the community of Cinderford so that they may contribute to the improvement of their area in the future. The school does this by offering a range of Adaptive Teaching techniques and Growth Mindset practices which help the school to provide an equitable learning experience for all children that enables everyone to be successful. Forest View's curriculum has been built around the school's local community and meets the requirements of the national curriculum. Whole school topics provide children with purposeful learning activities which are designed to excite and engage children in their learning. The school upholds the British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those from different beliefs and faiths through all that it does and teaches children to respect each other. The school also promotes and awards our own core values which are: kindness and resilience. From our core values we also promote and celebrate the values of honesty, tolerance, cooperation, invention and courage. By recognising these important values the school wants every child to leave us fully prepared for their next stage in education and to have the skills to tackle any problem that they may face through life. In 2013 the school converted to a single academy trust which means that the school is not under local authority control. In 2024, from its position of strength, the school opted to joined the Forest of Dean Trust, a multi-academy trust. Academy status allows the school to have certain freedoms with regards to the curriculum that we offer and finances to the benefit of all pupils at the school. School Timetable Infants Juniors Registration (Doors open from 8.35am) 8.45 - 9.00 8.45 - 9.00 Session 1 9.00 - 9.55 9.00 - 10.20 Assembly 9.55 – 10.10 10.20 – 10.35 Play 10.15 – 10.35 LKS2 - 10.00 - 10.20 UKS2 - 10.40 – 11.00 Session 2 10.40 Ã


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Key details

LA
Gloucestershire
Age range
4 - 11
Boarders
No boarders
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Trust
FOREST OF DEAN TRUST
Capacity
420
Pupils
372
Boys
197
Girls
175
FSM %
27.70
Open date
2013-02-01
Close date
Last Ofsted
2019-02-06
Next inspection
Data snapshot
2025-07-14
County
Gloucestershire

Trends

DatePupilsBoysGirlsCapacityFSM%
2025-07-14 372 197 175 420 27.70
2024-09-11 342 177 165 420 28.40
2023-09-11 370 194 176 420 30.00
2022-09-11 370 194 176 420 30.00
2021-09-11 372 195 177 420 30.60
2020-09-11 365 180 185 420 28.80

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