Furze Platt Senior School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.149 miles
Published by Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
Furze Platt Senior School is a secondary school in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Windsor and Maidenhead and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Furze Platt Senior School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.149 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.899 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.33 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.197 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.271 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.603 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.662 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.149 miles away, further than in 2025 and in 2020; the distance swung sharply between some years.
- That was the 3rd shortest of the 6 Windsor and Maidenhead secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance (this one included); the middle figure was 2.67 miles.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 199 first-choice applications for 250 offers; 192 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- 113 of the 1,019 applications (11%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Windsor and Maidenhead, and 3 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Windsor and Maidenhead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils on roll
- 1,556 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and highly inclusive school.”
- “Pupils in Years 7 to 13 regularly explore their talents and interests through a wide range of clubs, trips, activities and community projects.”
- “Most pupils attend school well because they recognise the importance of their education and enjoy school.”
To improve
- “While pupils write with confidence and clarity, handwriting skills are not refined as accurately as they could be.”
- “However, leaders recognise that some pupils, including some pupils who are disadvantaged or have special educational needs and/or disabilities, are absent too often.”
- “Sometimes leaders are not as systematic as they could be when reviewing the impact of their work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 199 first-preference applications, 250 offers in total, 192 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Windsor and Maidenhead.
- Newlands Girls' School 1.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Altwood Church of England School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Desborough College 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cox Green School 2.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Holyport College 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Windsor Boys' School 6.3 mi School remains Good
- Windsor Girls' School 6.5 mi Requires improvement
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School 7.7 mi Not judged Last distance published