Altwood Church of England School
Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cath Harden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 890
- Pupils on roll
- 846
- URN
- 138342
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628622236
About this school
Altwood Church of England School is a Church of England secondary academy in Maidenhead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 846 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Altwood Church of England School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 20 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.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 58 | 101 | 127 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | 43.4 | 40.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.22 to +0.55 | +0.20 -0.10 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 33.7% | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 54.5% | 48.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 7.9% | 5.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Altwood Church of England 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 | 42.4 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 740 |
| 2024/25 | 794 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Altwood Church of England School compares
Altwood Church of England School ranked 10th of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40 | 9.1% | 26.3% | 846 | — |
| Newlands Girls' School | 55.6 | 5.4% | 13% | 1,226 | 0.5 miles |
| Cox Green School | 45.9 | 9.3% | 21% | 1,139 | 0.6 miles |
| Desborough College | 45.7 | 7.4% | 18% | 539 | 1.0 miles |
| Furze Platt Senior School | 47.5 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 1,556 | 1.4 miles |
| Holyport College | 54.4 | 7.1% | 11% | 660 | 2.4 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)
- 26.34%
- English as an additional language
- 14.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.11%
- Persistent absence
- 25.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newlands Girls' School0.5 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Cox Green School0.6 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Desborough College1.0 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
-
Furze Platt Senior School1.4 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
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Holyport College2.4 miles
Secondary · Holyport
Other schools in Maidenhead
Altwood Church of England School ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Maidenhead.
- Cox Green School Secondary
- Desborough College Secondary
- Furze Platt Senior School Secondary
- Newlands Girls' School Secondary
- Cookham Nursery School Nursery
- Maidenhead Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Altwood Church of England School teach?
- Altwood Church of England School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Maidenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Altwood Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Altwood Church of England School is Mrs Cath Harden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Altwood Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Altwood Church of England 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 Altwood Church of England School?
- Altwood Church of England School has 846 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Altwood Church of England School full?
- Altwood Church of England School has capacity for 890 pupils and 846 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Altwood Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Altwood Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Is Altwood Church of England School a selective school?
- No. Altwood Church of England School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Altwood Church of England School part of an academy trust?
- Altwood Church of England School is part of AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Altwood Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.4 in 2022/23 and 40 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Altwood Church of England School compare with other schools in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Altwood Church of England School ranked 10th of 10 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Altwood Church of England School's absence rate?
- Altwood Church of England School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Altwood Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Altwood Church of England 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 1 July 2026.