Forestwood School
Forestwood School is an independent special school in Bury for boys and girls aged 12 to 19. It has 25 pupils and room for 44.
Buller Street, Bury, BL8 2BS0161 762 7212cygnethealth.co.uk/locations/cygnet-hospital-bury/excel-exceed-schoolMrs Wendy Webster headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
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 Bury 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 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 25 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 28 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 61% | 55% | 50% | 68% | 61% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 39% | 46% | 50% | 32% | 36% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill School - Bury | Independent (grammar) | 120 m | 65 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 540 m | 1,027 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| The Derby High School | Academy | 650 m | – | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 700 m | 182 | Requires improvement 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Bury Church of England High School | Academy | 710 m | 802 | Report card 2026 | 55 | Compare |
| Bury Grammar Schools | Independent (grammar) | 810 m | 1,234 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Holy Cross College | Further education | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chantlers Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 305 | No overall grade 2025 | 98 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Forestwood School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Forestwood School yet.
How many pupils does Forestwood School have?
25 pupils aged 12 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 44 places, so it is 57% full.
Does Forestwood School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Buller Street, Bury, BL8 2BS
- Telephone
- 0161 762 7212
- Website
- www.cygnethealth.co.uk/locations/cygnet-hospital-bury/excel-exceed-school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Webster
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 12-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Bury West
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 August 2016 (new provision)
- URN
- 142675 · LAESTAB 3516004 · UKPRN 10058018
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- 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.