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Furze Platt Senior School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead SL6 7NQ · furzeplatt.com · 01628 625308
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Windsor and Maidenhead 47.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,556
- 106 over 1,450 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 250 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 250 | 199 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 259 | 225 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 253 | 253 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 258 | 296 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 256 | 238 | 0.9 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.5, and 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Windsor and Maidenhead it was 47.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲49.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.19 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45 | −15 |
| Sixth form college | 15.6 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 32.1 | +15.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.8 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +2.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 students | C+ (34.6) | Above average +0.24 | |
| 121 students | C+ (34.7) | Above average +0.23 | |
| 42 students | Merit (26.4) | Below average -0.21 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 139 | C (30.1) | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 131 | C+ (33.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 128 | B- (36.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 126 | C+ (34.7) | +0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 142 | C+ (32.3) | +0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 121 | C+ (33.5) | +0.32 |
| 2015/16 | 143 | C (29.7) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.5 | −2.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 22.2 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.4 | +5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Furze Platt Senior School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (208 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Positive
- 78%
- Replies
- 208
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on 50 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 77 parents (37%) with SEND