Side by side
Forest School and Normanhurst School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Forest School takes ages 4 to 18; Normanhurst School takes ages 2 to 16.
- Forest School has 1,605 pupils; Normanhurst School has 213.
- Published day fees start at £7,672 a term at Forest School and £5,654 at Normanhurst School.
- The two schools are 3.3 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Forest School | Normanhurst School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 4 to 18 DfE register | 2 to 16 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,605 DfE register | 213 DfE register |
| Religious character | Church of England DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Waltham Forest DfE register | Waltham Forest DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £7,672 to £10,898 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £5,654 to £6,858 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | B+ (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| A level: points per entry | 43.9 (2024/25) DfE | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 7.3% school census 2024/25 | 13.4% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.