Forest Hill School
Forest Hill School is a boys' secondary school in London for ages 11 to 18.
Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.
At a glance
- Type
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,080
- Who it's for
- Boys only
- Admissions
- Not selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Address
- Dacres Road, London, SE23 2XN
- Phone
- 02086 999343
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, December 2023.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Sixth-form provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that pupils are safe and happy and that they achieve well at this school.
- Inspectors found that pupils pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities follow the same rich curriculum as their peers, with teachers given very clear information about them.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100745. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.