Furze Platt Junior School
Oaken Grove, Maidenhead, SL6 6HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Wallace
- Federation
- Furze Platt Primary Federation
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 109842
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628410099
About this school
Furze Platt Junior School is a community primary school in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 364 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Furze Platt Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 72% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 84% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Furze Platt Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 61.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 363 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 363 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Furze Platt Junior School compares
Furze Platt Junior School ranked 13th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 364 | — |
| Furze Platt Infant School | — | 4.7% | 11.5% | 270 | 0.0 miles |
| Alwyn Infant School | — | 4.5% | 13.9% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| Courthouse Junior School | 52% | 4.7% | 15.9% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead | 47% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 284 | 0.7 miles |
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 7.7% | 37.4% | 368 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.73%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 8.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Furze Platt Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Alwyn Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Courthouse Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead0.7 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Riverside Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
Other schools in Maidenhead
Furze Platt Junior School ranks 10th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Maidenhead.
- All Saints Church of England Junior School Primary
- Alwyn Infant School Primary
- Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Braywick Court School Primary
- Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Primary
- Cookham Dean CofE Primary School Primary
- Cookham Rise Primary School Primary
- Courthouse Junior School Primary
- Dorney School Primary
- Furze Platt Infant School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham Primary
- Holyport CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Furze Platt Junior School teach?
- Furze Platt Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Furze Platt Junior School?
- The headteacher of Furze Platt Junior School is Mr Mike Wallace, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Furze Platt Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Furze Platt Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Furze Platt Junior School?
- Furze Platt Junior School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Furze Platt Junior School full?
- Furze Platt Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 364 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Furze Platt Junior School a faith school?
- No. Furze Platt Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Furze Platt Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Furze Platt Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Furze Platt Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Furze Platt Junior School is part of the Furze Platt Primary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Furze Platt Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Furze Platt Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Furze Platt Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Furze Platt Junior School compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Furze Platt Junior School ranked 13th of 32 primary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Furze Platt Junior School's absence rate?
- Furze Platt Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Furze Platt Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Furze Platt Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.