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Forest School

Forest School is an independent co-educational school in Snaresbrook, London. Entry to Year 7 is by a digital Quest Admissions assessment and a written English paper, sat in December of Year 6, with group tasks and interviews following in January; around 140 external places are offered.

RegionLondon
AdmissionsSchool admissions page
DfE URN103110

The exam

Athena holds admission-route records for Forest School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.

2027 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+11+ route

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    11+ entry (Year 7): a digital Quest Admissions assessment (70 minutes: Mathematics, English, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Puzzles and Problem Solving) plus a 30-minute written English paper and a group collaborative task, sat in December of Year 6. Interviews follow in January; offers are emailed in mid-February, for acceptance by early March. Around 140 external places. Headline rule: the school states there is no guarantee or expectation that a sibling will be offered a place. 2027 cycle: entrance exam Thursday 17 December 2026, offers Thursday 11 February 2027, acceptance deadline 5 March 2027.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28

2028 entry

  • Quest Assessments 11+11+ route

    Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)

    11+ entry (Year 7): a digital Quest Admissions assessment (70 minutes: Mathematics, English, Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Puzzles and Problem Solving) plus a 30-minute written English paper and a group collaborative task, sat in December of Year 6. Interviews follow in January; offers are emailed in mid-February, for acceptance by early March. Around 140 external places. Headline rule: the school states there is no guarantee or expectation that a sibling will be offered a place.

    10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam

    Route record: verified · Athena independents completion research 2026-10-28

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Key dates & preparation

2028 entry

Test: Late November of Year 6 — the London Consortium online assessment

Results: Outcomes are released through the consortium in the new year

Offers: Mid-February of Year 6 — the consortium’s shared offer point

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

2027 entry

Test: Late November of Year 6 — the London Consortium online assessment

Results: Outcomes are released through the consortium in the new year

Offers: Mid-February of Year 6 — the consortium’s shared offer point

When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).

General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.

Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28

Admissions rules

No catchment — open competition

There is no catchment area. Admission is by the school’s own assessment process (examinations and, usually, an interview); the school sets its own oversubscription criteria in its admissions policy — commonly the assessment result first, with sibling or other connections considered at some schools.

Read the school's admissions policy

Results & destinations

2025 results

A level: Average point score per A level entry 43.89 (average grade B+); 30.1% of A level students achieved AAB or higher

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

2024 results

A level: Average point score per A level entry 45.00 (average grade A-)

DfE performance tables

Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28

Scholarships & bursaries

Schemes recorded from the school's own published information. A scholarship is a merit award; a bursary is means-tested. Values are shown exactly as the school states them — where a scheme is honorary, its stated value says so.

11+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment process for academic excellence (11+ Academic Scholarship Programme)

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees in total; most scholarships usually 15%/10%/5%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art & Design Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment; Art & Design Scholarship Q&A guidance

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees; most usually 15%/10%/5%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment; Drama Scholarship Q&A guidance

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees; most usually 15%/10%/5%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Audition on first study instrument/voice, sight-reading, sight-singing and aural tests, interview with Director of Music, reports/reference (16+ guidance: at least Grade 7/8 on main instrument)

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees; most usually 15%/10%/5%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment; Sport Scholarship Q&A guidance

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees; most usually 15%/10%/5%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Exhibition

    ExhibitionOther

    What is assessed: Awarded in recognition of potential in candidates who may not have qualified for a scholarship; Drama exhibition covers speech and drama lessons, Sport and Art & Design exhibitions £200 per annum for equipment/materials, Music exhibition covers individual music lessons

    When: At entry; Music exhibitions may also be awarded at other points at Director of Music's discretion

    What it's worth: No fee remission stated; Drama/Music = cost of lessons, Sport/Art & Design = £200 per annum

    How to apply: Cannot be directly applied for; awarded at the school's discretion

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested on household income, assessed by Bursary Assessment Associates (BAA), may include home visit; scholarship not required

    When: Apply on registration form, before entrance assessments

    What it's worth: Up to 100% fee reduction

    How to apply: Indicate on registration form, then complete online financial circumstances form via BAA

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

13+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment for academic excellence; 13+ scholarships from September 2027

    When: From September 2027 entry

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees; most usually 5% or 10%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art & Design Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment; from September 2027

    When: From September 2027 entry

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment; from September 2027

    When: From September 2027 entry

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Audition, sight-reading/aural tests and interview; from September 2027

    When: From September 2027 entry

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment; from September 2027

    When: From September 2027 entry

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested on household income via BAA

    When: Before entrance assessments

    What it's worth: Up to 100% fee reduction

    How to apply: Indicate on registration form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

16+ entry

  • Academic Scholarship

    ScholarshipAcademic

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment for academic excellence

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees; most usually 5% or 10%

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Art & Design Scholarship

    ScholarshipArt

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment under 16+ Non-Academic Scholarships Guideline

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Drama Scholarship

    ScholarshipDrama

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment under 16+ Non-Academic Guideline

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Music Scholarship

    ScholarshipMusic

    What is assessed: Practical audition, sight-reading, sight-singing and aural tests, interview; candidates should be at least Grade 7/8 on main instrument

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Sport Scholarship

    ScholarshipSport

    What is assessed: Competitive assessment under 16+ Non-Academic Guideline

    When: Not stated on the school's published pages

    What it's worth: Maximum 20% of full fees

    How to apply: Separate application required

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

  • Bursary

    BursaryOther

    What is assessed: Means-tested on household income via BAA

    When: Before entrance assessments

    What it's worth: Up to 100% fee reduction

    How to apply: Indicate on registration form

    Official scholarship information

    Checked 2026-10-28

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