# The Forge Secondary Short Stay School

The Forge Secondary Short Stay School is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Redditch, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 20 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E136161. [Redditch](https://openindex.co.uk/redditch)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Pupil referral unit
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 20
- Council: Redditch
- URN: 136161

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, 11 April 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Stephen's CofE First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-stephens-cofe-first-school-e147165): 150 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024
- [Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-high-school-and-sixth-form-centre-e137167): 510 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 38.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Heart of Worcestershire College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-worcestershire-college-e130713): 750 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St George's CofE First School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-first-school-and-nursery-e146754): 790 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [St Bede's Catholic Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-middle-school-e141064): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Holyoakes Field First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyoakes-field-first-school-e146719): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136161)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136161)

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