Forest Edge School
Forest Edge School is an independent special school in Sandown for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 8 pupils and room for 20.
1 Faulkner Lane, Sandown, PO36 9AZ01983 640630forestedgeschool.co.ukMs Nicola Peace headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Isle of Wight council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bay Church of England School | Church of England | 830 m | 1,232 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| Brading Church of England Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 1.2 miles | 96 | Not inspected | 3 | Compare |
| Broadlea Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 242 | Good 2021 | 8 | Compare |
| Gatten and Lake Primary School | Council | 1.9 miles | 195 | Good 2022 | 41 | Compare |
| Newchurch Primary School | Council | 2.4 miles | 209 | Good 2024 | 39 | Compare |
| St Blasius Shanklin CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 181 | Good 2023 | 21 | Compare |
| St Helens Primary School | Council | 3.0 miles | 96 | Good 2023 | 21 | Compare |
| Bembridge Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 3.4 miles | 186 | Good 2019 | 27 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Forest Edge School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Forest Edge School yet.
How many pupils does Forest Edge School have?
8 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 40% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 1 Faulkner Lane, Sandown, PO36 9AZ
- Telephone
- 01983 640630
- Website
- www.forestedgeschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Nicola Peace
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ward
- Sandown North
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 February 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149563 · LAESTAB 9216005
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.