Furze Platt Senior School, Maidenhead

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Furze Platt Senior School

Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead SL6 7NQ

https://www.furzeplatt.com/

Furze Platt Senior School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,530 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.3		Newlands Girls' School
1.4		Altwood Church of England School
1.5		Desborough College
2.0		Cox Green School
3.0		Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
3.3		Great Marlow School
3.4		E-Act Bourne End Academy
3.6		Holyport College
3.7		Burnham Grammar School
5.0		Beechwood School
5.0		The Westgate School
5.2		Eden Girls' School, Slough

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Progress: Above average. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both quite high.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is about average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

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