Altwood CofE Secondary School is a secondary school located in Maidenhead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PU
Website: http://www.altwoodschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01628622236
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Dimbleby
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138342

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 845
Number of Pupils: 490
Number of Boys: 276
Number of Girls: 214

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.17 Confidence interval -0.48 to 0.13
Of the 73 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 68 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:18%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.56
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidenhead Nursery School
School Lane , SL6 7PG
4out of 4 2,822 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
Altwood Road , SL6 4PX
4out of 4 197 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Saints CofE Junior School
Westborough Road , SL6 4AR
3out of 4 665 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School
Rutland Road , SL6 4HZ
4out of 4 867 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Wessex Primary School
St Adrian's Close , Cox Green SL6 3AT
3out of 4 1,001 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lowbrook Academy
The Fairway , Cox Green SL6 3AR
4out of 4 1,175 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Altwood CofE Secondary School
Altwood Road , SL6 4PU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Newlands Girls' School
Farm Road , SL6 5JB
4out of 4 918 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Cox Green School
Highfield Lane , SL6 3AX
3out of 4 1,056 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Desborough College
Shoppenhangers Road , SL6 2QB
3out of 4 1,790 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Boys More About School
Furze Platt Senior School
Furze Platt Road , SL6 7NQ
3out of 4 2,507 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Green School
Elizabeth Hawkes Way , Windsor & Maidenhead SL6 3EQ
3out of 4 1,368 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Claires Court Schools
1 College Avenue , SL6 6AW
- not rated 1,732 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Preparatory School Limited
2 West Road , SL6 1PD
- not rated 1,803 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Beech Lodge School
Stubbings Lane , Henley Road SL6 6QL
- not rated 2,179 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
St Piran's School
Gringer Hill , SL6 7LZ
- not rated 2,253 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.