Forest Fields

Summary

Forest Fields (E02002884) is part of Nottingham local authority (view on map). Forest Fields has an approximate population of 7,500 people, of which 21% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Forest Fields neighbours New Basford, Mapperley Park, Hyson Green, and Arboretum, Forest & Trent University.

Headlines

  • 2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 76% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 71% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Forest Fields is the 21st least deprived area in Nottingham (out of 37) with 59% of children living in low-income families, compared to 55% across Nottingham and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Forest Fields, 35% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 41% in Nottingham and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Forest Fields % in Nottingham % in England
Eligible for free school meals 35% 41% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 65% 59% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Forest Fields, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 18% in Nottingham, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

2% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Forest Fields % in Nottingham % in England
No special educational needs 82% 82% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 15% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 2% 3% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Forest Fields, 76% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 58% in Nottingham, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

76% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Forest Fields % in Nottingham % in England
White 23% 42% 67%
Asian 50% 22% 14%
Black 14% 16% 7%
Mixed 8% 14% 7%
Other 4% 4% 3%
Not known 1% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Forest Fields with English as an additional language is 71%, compared with 39% in Nottingham, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

71% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Forest Fields % in Nottingham % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 71% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 28% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Forest Fields has 5 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Forest Fields
All childcare providers 5
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Forest Fields since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Forest Fields has 4 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Forest Fields
All state-funded schools 4
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 2
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Forest Fields since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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