Altwood Church of England School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Maidenhead, SL6 4PU
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Desborough College
Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Local ranking10th of 14 secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1140
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 111
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 32.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
27
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.7% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 46
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 578
- Boys
- 538 (100%)
- Girls
- 1 (0%)
- Capacity
- 1140 (47% full)
- SEND
- 10.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.0%
- EAL
- 21.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 7.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,950/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 19.0%
- Asian Indian: 11.3%
- White Other: 7.3%
- Mixed Other: 7.1%
- Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
- Black African: 1.7%
41.9%
White British
19.0%
Asian Pakistani
11.3%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Shoppenhangers Road
Maidenhead, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 138879
- UKPRN
- 10039314
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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