Welcome to Forest Way

We are delighted to welcome you to Forest Way School - a vibrant, caring and nurturing community where every child and young person is supported to grow, communicate and succeed.

As Heads of Primary and Secondary, we are incredibly proud to lead a school that puts pupil voice, wellbeing and personal development at the heart of everything we do. Our simple vision for every single student is for them to ‘Thrive at Forest Way’. We focus on the holistic needs of our young people, removing barriers to learning in an inclusive, total communication environment so that every individual feels safe, understood, happy and confident.

Our curriculum is rich with meaningful, hands-on learning tailored around individual EHCP outcomes, with preparing for adulthood at its core. We are immensely proud the breadth of curriculum we offer, which gives students across every year group regular opportunities to grow in confidence, independence and resilience. Our flexible pathway curriculum ensures every pupil thrives at their own level, from early exploration in our Curiosity Curriculum, to immersive multi-sensory and creative arts learning, through to Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and practical vocational opportunities like our Amazon internship, we celebrate all achievements for our young people.

Above all, we believe that education is a shared journey. You know your child best, and strong partnerships with our families are what make our school community so special. Whether we are connecting through Stay and Play sessions, coming together for Friends & Family events, or navigating important transition points together, we value your involvement every step of the way.

We warmly welcome you to Forest Way School and look forward to working together to support your child’s growth, self-confidence, and long-term independence.

Mark Wilson (Head of Primary) & Sarah Wallace (Head of Secondary)

Head Teacher

KS3 football
On Tuesday, 5th November, Forest Way entered into the Key Stage 3 Ellesmere Football Tournament. The students had a fantastic day of football, showing greats sportsmanship, dedication and positivity! Forest Way won three matches during the tournament and scored lots of goals! Well done to everybody involved! .
Table Tennis
On 24 September a group of KS2 students participated in a table tennis tournament at The Newbridge School, hosted by North West Leicestershire Schools Sport Partnership. The students had a brilliant evening, practising their table tennis skills with students from local primary schools! Everyone had a great time and came away with a certificate for their hard work.
KS2 paralell athletics
On 17 June a group of KS2 students competed in the 'Primary Parallel Athletics Competition', hosted by Inspire2 network at Safforn Lane. The students had a fantastic day, and all did amazing on a range of field and track events! All the students came away with medal and we are super proud of their achievements on the day!
Disability Athletics Championships
On 9th May a group of students competed in the '11+ Saffron Lane Disability Athletics Championships'. The students came away with multiple 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions across the region. A big well done to all the students for their hard work and a massive thank you to all the organisers for making the day happen..
School games boccia finals
A group of Forest Way School's sports leaders attended Loughborough University to support the School Games boccia county finals. The students worked in small groups throughout the day to independently lead and support multiple Key Stage 2, 3 and 4/5 boccia games for other local schools. We are incredibly proud of the confidence and leadership skills they displayed throughout the day!
Table Cricket
On the last day of the spring term two teams from Forest Way school entered the Leicestershire Table Cricket competition in Leicester. Both teams did extremely well winning multiple games and putting into practice the coaching sessions they had in school the previous term. A big thank you to the organisers and all the local schools for a great day of competitive table cricket!
Coalville kitchens
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Coalville Kitchens for sponsoring our new Primary football kit! The students are really excited to wear their new kit for upcoming Primary football tournaments and friendlies.
Cross country
On 15 March a group of students competed in the 2km cross country competition at Maplewell Hall School. Despite the high inclines and muddy ground, all the Forest Way students did brilliantly and finished the race in under 15 minutes! A big well done to three of our students for winning the race in their categories and coming away with a medal! Thank you to the hosts and organisers for an amazing afternoon of cross country!
new age kurling
On 29th February, Forest Way hosted a New Age Kurling event for local primary schools, organised by North West Leicestershire School Sports Partnership. Our sports leaders thrived with another opportunity to put their leadership skills into practice and are becoming more confident and experienced with each event. Congratulations to our KS2 New Age Kurling team, who came away with 4 points and showed great sportsmanship, shaking hands with other students from local primary schools..
KS2 athletics
On Friday 9^th February the KS2 athletics team entered into the KS2 County Parallel Athletics Competition of Leicestershire and Rutland at Aylestone Leisure Centre. The team achieved bronze overall!
One of our students from The Den achieved a silver individual performance badge, with the highest score in the county for both the chest push and target throw.
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KS2 Football
On 14th February the Key Stage 2 football team entered the Inspire2 Key Stage 2 football tournament at Ellesmere College. Forest Way had a fantastic day despite the rain and were able to apply their lunchtime training into competitive gameplay against other local schools. Forest Way came away with the win, scoring 24 goals and conceding 0 throughout the afternoon.
Archery
On 7th February a group of Key Stage 2 students attended an archery festival at Ivanhoe School hosted by NWLSSP. The students rotated around multiple stations understanding the basics of archery and trying to be as accurate as possible. The group were supported on each station by a member of the Ivanhoe Archers! . .
Basketball at Castle rock school
On 22nd January the Key Stage 2 basketball team attended the North West Leicestershire School Sports Partnership basketball performance tournament at The Castle Rock School. The team had a fantastic evening applying all the lunchtime practise to playing local primary schools! Forest Way came away with 4 points and a match win! Congratulations to Forest Way's players and all the local schools!
Boccia competition
On 16th January Forest Way hosted a boccia competition run by North West Leicestershire Schools Sports Partnership. Forest Way had two teams from Key Stage 2 participating in the event. Forest Way's Sports Leaders applied their knowledge of the boccia rules and leadership skills to lead and organise the games. A big congratulations to Forest Way's Sports Leaders for successfully leading a full morning of boccia games!
Disability sports hall athletics final
On 8th December the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4/Post-16 athletics teams competed in the Inspire2 'Disability Sports Hall County Athletics Final.
Key Stage 3 placed 5th within Leicestershire and Rutland and came 3rd in the relay races.
Key Stage 4/Post-16 placed 1st and came away with Gold within Leicestershire and Rutland!
Two Post-16 students gained silver badges for their outstanding performances against official standards.
3rd win for football team
On 29th November, Forest Way's football team entered into the third tournament of the year hosted by Inspire2 Network. Forest Way won the tournament for the third time!
School games mark
On 21 Nov the Forest Way PE team were invited to the North West Leicestershire Let's Get Moving Awards. Forest Way received their award for achieving platinum status in the School Games Mark for the first time. Forest Way were also runners up in the 'Active School of the Year' award and one of the school's older students was runner up in the 'Junior Sportsperson of the Year' award, for his involvement in wheelchair track racing at both regional and national level. A successful evening for Forest Way School!
polybat & table cricket
A group of Key Stage 2 students attended a Polybat & Table Cricket Festival hosted by the Inspire2 network at Knighton Table Tennis Club. The students had a brilliant day learning something new!.