Forest School (Winnersh)
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| Motto | Esse Quam Videri |
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| Established | 1957 |
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Mary Sandell |
| Deputy Head | Robin Bertrand |
| Deputy Head | Jonathan Hannam |
| Head of Sixth | Stuart Jackman & Anthony Bainbridge |
| Chair | David Auger |
| Founder | Walter G. Jackson |
| Location |
Robin Hood Lane Winnersh Wokingham Berkshire RG41 5NE England Coordinates: 51°25′54″N 0°52′40″W / 51.43174°N 0.87773°W |
| DfE number | 872/4050 |
| DfE URN | 139853 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 210 |
| Students | 1189 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Ashdown, Bramshill, Kielder, Langdale, New, Sherwood, Windsor |
| Colours | Blue and Gold |
| Formerly named | Forest Grammar School |
| Gender of Sixth Form | Mixed |
| Website | The Forest School |
The Forest School is an all-boys secondary school and mixed sixth form with academy status, located in Winnersh, Berkshire, England. It is located on Robin Hood Lane, the B3030 road, next to Winnersh railway station. Since September 2012, the Forest has educated academy players from local Football League Championship football club Reading FC.
The Forest School began as Woodley Hill Grammar School in 1957, becoming the Forest Grammar School. The school was founded by Walter G. Jackson (also the mayor of Wokingham in 1953) who was the first headmaster of the school. Mr Jackson retired in 1968, to be replaced by Mr J. Piercy.
In November 1965, the Nestlé company donated an Elliott 405 computer to the school, which was a first generation valve computer. The BBC science television programme Tomorrow's World broadcast an article on 5 February 1969 about how the school used this computer to teach the pupils.
Houses during the grammar period were named after local watercourses, Kennet, Thames, Enborne, Loddon.
The Forest School became a comprehensive school in 1974. It has been a Business and Enterprise College since 2003 and was appointed by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust as the "Enterprise Hub School for Berkshire" in 2006. On 1 July 2013 Forest School formally converted to academy status.
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