Furze Platt Infant School
Oaken Grove, Maidenhead, SL6 6HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- 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
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 109846
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628624385
About this school
Furze Platt Infant School is a community primary school in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 270 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Furze Platt Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Furze Platt Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 11.5% | 270 | — |
| Furze Platt Junior School | 68% | 4.5% | 18.7% | 364 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.52%
- English as an additional language
- 29.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Furze Platt Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Alwyn Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
-
Courthouse Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead0.7 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
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Riverside Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Maidenhead
Other 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 Junior School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Cookham Primary
- Holyport CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Furze Platt Infant School teach?
- Furze Platt Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Furze Platt Infant School?
- The headteacher of Furze Platt Infant School is Mr Mike Wallace, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Furze Platt Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Furze Platt Infant 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 big is Furze Platt Infant School?
- Furze Platt Infant School has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Furze Platt Infant School full?
- Furze Platt Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 270 on roll (100%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Furze Platt Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Furze Platt Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Furze Platt Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Furze Platt Infant School?
- Furze Platt Infant 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 Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Furze Platt Infant School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Furze Platt Infant School's absence rate?
- Furze Platt Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Furze Platt Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Furze Platt Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.