Furze Platt Senior SchoolDesborough College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Maidenhead.
Summary of the comparison
Furze Platt Senior School and Desborough College are secondary schools in Maidenhead.
Furze Platt Senior School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Desborough College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Furze Platt Senior School is ahead on our composite score.
Furze Platt Senior School was judged the expected standard and Desborough College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.6 for Furze Platt Senior School and 44.6 for Desborough College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Furze Platt Senior School (53.5 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Desborough College (52.3 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MaidenheadFurze Platt Senior School | MaidenheadDesborough College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 14 in Windsor and Maidenhead Stronger figure | 10th of 14 in Windsor and Maidenhead | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,556 | 539 | |
| Capacity | 1,450 | 1,140 | |
| Location | Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ | Maidenhead, SL6 2QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 Stronger figure | 44.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.4% Stronger figure | 39.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.9% Stronger figure | 63.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 249 | 111 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 121 | 27 | |
| A-level average points | 34.6 Stronger figure | 32.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.4 Stronger figure | 33.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.5% Stronger figure | 8.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,547 | 578 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.2% | 18.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.3% | 21.1% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 7.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% | 7.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.3% Stronger figure | 26.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Furze Platt Senior School
Desborough College
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