- Forest School (Winnersh)
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established = 1957
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head = Keith Quine
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chair = Nigel Carter
founder = Walter G. Jackson
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specialist =Business and Enterprise College
street = Robin Hood Lane
city =Winnersh Wokingham
county =Berkshire
country = ENG
postcode = RG41 5NE
LEA = Wokingham
ofsted = 110061
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enrollment = 1,105
gender = Boys
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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website = http://www.forest.wokingham.sch.uk/
website_name = www.forest.wokingham.sch.ukForest School is a comprehensive, all-boys'
secondary school located in Robin Hood Lane,Winnersh ,Berkshire ,England .History
Forest School began as Woodley Hill Grammar School in 1957. It became a comprehensive school in 1974. It has been a
Business and Enterprise College (BEC) since 2003 and was appointed by theSpecialist Schools and Academies Trust as the "Enterprise Hub School for Berkshire" in 2006.The headteacher is Keith Quine, who replaced Stanley Grue in 2001. The school was founded by Walter G. Jackson (also the mayor of Wokingham in 1953) who was the first headmaster of the school.
On the 16th October 2003 five students from the school were on BBC news for taking Viagra in their lunch break. The news story also reached the USA where it was in the blunders section of CNN news. The Sun newspaper said that "by the time the afternoon lessons began, there was no hiding what they had done." [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3205747.stm BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire/Dorset | Pupils took Viagra in lunch break ] ]
On 5th Feb 2006 the school again met the headlines, in a less than favourable light. Stephen Hunt, the school's caretaker, murdered his wife Donna. Donna, the schools lab technician, regularly went drinking in Reading with teachers on a Friday night. Mr Hunt dumped her body on the school grounds, behind the school's mini bus. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/6113486.stm BBC NEWS | UK | England | Berkshire | Caretaker guilty of wife's murder ] ]
National Teaching Awards
In October 2007, Mr Matthew Evans won the National Teaching Award for Enterprise.
Sport
In 2006 The school U15 Football team won the National Cup.In 2007 The school U16 Football team (identical to the Under 15 squad) were runners up in the National Cup, losing narrowly despite dominating the opposition.
Notable sportsmen who have studied at the Forest School include former Reading and England Under-20 side
Nathan Tyson who was at Reading and now is playing at Nottingham Forest. Other sportsmen are Ashley Mitchell, Reading and Liam Abrahams, Great Britain trampolining at U18 level, both students from 2002 onwards.The school has also produced several fine rugby players, the most notable being Rhodri McAtee, ex England school boy who is now consistently selected for the Welsh International Sevens team, whilst playing for Cornish Pirates in National League One.
Magistrates mock trial
The Forest have entered a team into the Citizenship Foundation competition. In 2007, the team came 4th in the Reading heat, the case was a charge of animal cruelty. In 2008, the team came first in the Reading heat, and are to go through to the regional final, at Reading Crown Court, on 17th May 2008.
References
External links
* [http://www.forest.wokingham.sch.uk/index.asp Official website]
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