We aim to serve the local community and we welcome children from not only Christian families, but from other faiths and backgrounds.
We believe in providing a welcoming and secure environment in which Christian beliefs and values are encouraged in the life of the school. Our shared aim is to provide a positive, well-structured curriculum within a disciplined and purposeful framework. We aim to develop the whole child: socially, physically, academically, emotionally, spiritually and morally. In order to achieve this the school strives to maintain a calm, happy, caring and stimulating atmosphere in which the children can learn and develop.

We strive to help pupils develop into knowledgeable, skilled, responsible and caring adults. We value the diversity of our community and aim to work in partnership with all its members.
We believe in the importance of developing positive attitudes to learning and in teaching the basic skills of reading, writing, speech and numeracy so that the children can access a wide variety of learning and develop the necessary skills for reasoning and problem-solving.
We aim for children to be self-disciplined. Rules are few and they are underpinned by the School Behaviour Policy. Classes work on class agreements at the beginning of the school year which establishes a framework for conduct. The children are encouraged to be aware of the safety and welfare of the whole school community.

At Forty Hill we are committed to ensuring that the children in our care are safe, feel safe and are well looked after. As such we aim to provide an environment that allows them to be safely and effectively cared for, which protects them from maltreatment, allows them good health and full personal development in order that the leave school happy and confident and ready to achieve their fullest potential.

The Government challenges all schools to be inclusive. By this they mean a welcoming community that seeks to eliminate discriminating attitudes and practice, responds to pupils' different needs, overcomes barriers to learning and provides suitable learning for all. It is the aim of the Governors of Forty Hill to try to make our school 'inclusive' and welcoming to all.

Forty Hill School was founded to serve the local community and we welcome children not only from Christian families, but from other faiths and backgrounds.
We have an open door policy which welcomes parents into the school and we encourage parents to make an appointment to see the school and meet the Headteacher before making their decision about the schools suitability for their child. The number of children on the school roll is 240. From September 1999 the maximum number of pupils allowed in the Reception Class must be no larger than 30 in line with DfEE regulations.

Children may enter the Reception Class at the beginning of the academic year in which they are five. During their visit to the school the Headteacher will explain the Admission Procedure to the parents and will give them a form to complete which will enable them to request that their child’s name be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate academic year. In addition it will be necessary to complete an APPLICATION FORM during January of the year that the child expects to start school. The application form will be sent to the address shown on the waiting list, but the Governing Body cannot accept responsibility for non-delivery and it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that the completed form must be submitted by the relevant closing date which will be decided annually.
Admission to the school will be determined by the governing body and is dependant upon the number of applications received and the admission criteria in place at that time, which are subject to an annual review. For more info Click Here

The school, then known as Jesus Chapel National School, Bulls Cross, was opened in 1851. It consisted of one room, with a wooden partition, and the "Master's" house. The cost of the building, including architect's and solicitor's fees, a well and a pump was £826.18s.5d (£826.92p). The site was donated by Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1870 two more classrooms were added for "seniors," and in 1880 a room "for the Infants' Department" was built. As the roll dropped the two "senior" classrooms were converted into an assembly hall.

Further extensions were built in 1958 to provide three classrooms, interior toilets, an office, boiler room and a stockroom. In 1989 the Headteacher's house was integrated into the school as an administrative centre. To accommodate an increasing roll the hall was partitioned off in 1991 to create a classroom and adjoining resource room. A new assembly hall/gymnasium with integral kitchen, PE equipment store and toilets for junior children were completed in June 1993.

A new junior classroom, junior resource room, library and toilets were completed in August 1994. The three infant class rooms were extended and an infant resource room built and completed by February 1995.

A full, working kitchen was installed in 2008 and we are hoping to extend the hall and add an additional classroom in September 2011.