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Altwood Church of England School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL6 4PU · altwoodschool.co.uk · 01628 622236
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40
- average Attainment 8 score. Windsor and Maidenhead 47.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 846
- 95% of 890 places
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.3%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 143 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 | 143 | 104 | 0.7 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 125 | 0.8 | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 148 | 94 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 98 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 96 | 0.7 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40, and 29.1% 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- (27.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40 | 46 | ||
| ▼29.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼5.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.7 | +8.9 |
| Sixth form college | 20.8 | +8.9 |
| Further education | 38.6 | −20.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | — |
| Employment | 3 | — |
| Activity not captured | 3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 students | C- (27.4) | Well below average -0.71 | |
| 19 students | C- (27.4) | Well below average -0.71 | |
| 30 students | Merit+ (27.8) | Average -0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 7 | C+ (32.5) | +0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 25 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 29 | C+ (33.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 52 | C (28.4) | -0.14 |
| 2017/18 | 53 | D+ (23.7) | -0.15 |
| 2016/17 | 49 | C- (25.3) | -0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 54 | D+ (24.1) | -0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 16 | −23.2 |
| Further and other education | 28 | +6.4 |
| Further education | 8 | +6 |
| Other education | 20 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 44 | +24.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −5.8 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +4.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Altwood Church of England School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
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 May 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 Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 111
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (37%) with SEND