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26 fields differ · 10 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Altwood Church of England School | Desborough College | Furze Platt Senior School | Newlands Girls' School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Altwood Church of England School | Desborough College | Furze Platt Senior School | Newlands Girls' School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Maidenhead, SL6 4PU | Maidenhead, SL6 2QB | Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ | Maidenhead, SL6 5JB |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Genderdiffers | Mixed | Boys | Mixed | Girls |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | School remains Good | Expected standard | School remains Outstanding |
| Attainment 8differs | 43.4 | 44.9 | 49.1 | 58.8 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 34% | 52% | 53% | 73% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 55% | 70% | 69% | 90% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 8% | 33% | 30% | 83% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 9.0% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 5.4% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 28.8% | 23.6% | 22.1% | 13.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.78 (Often has places) | 0.75 (Often has places) | 1.02 (Balanced demand) | 1.13 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 94 | 54 | 253 | 214 |
| Places offereddiffers | 148 | 94 | 253 | 192 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 846 | 539 | 1,556 | 1,226 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 846 / 890 (95%) | 539 / 1,140 (47%) | 1,556 / 1,450 (107%) | 1,226 / 1,200 (102%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 26.3% | 19% | 20.1% | 15.2% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Cath Harden | Dr Parimal Bhatt | Dr Andrew Morrison | Miss Jo Capon |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — |
| Diocesediffers | Diocese of Oxford | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Maidenhead | Maidenhead | Maidenhead | Maidenhead |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Upton Court Grammar School | — | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Academy trust: PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST | Academy trust: FURZE PLATT SENIOR SCHOOL | Academy trust: NEWLANDS GIRLS' SCHOOL |
| Academy/trustdiffers | AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST | FURZE PLATT SENIOR SCHOOL | NEWLANDS GIRLS' SCHOOL |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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