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Altwood CofE Secondary School
Secondary
Post 16
Church of England
Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL64PU
016 2862 2236


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
473

Altwood CofE Secondary School is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 845. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 12 Oct 2017.


PUPIL MIX
281 boys and 192 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.5
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
18.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
16.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
21.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
11.6%
EHC PLAN
4.9%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
43.2
Local Authority
50.2
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
33%
Local Authority
48%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 18% 50% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.56 4.53 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
94.6%
Local Authority
95%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Points 28.36 33.79 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
94.6%
Local Authority
95%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Points 28.44 33.84 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

12 Oct 2017

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Moderate

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 324
Of which first preference applications 89
Of which second preference applications 99
Of which third preference applications 72
Total offers made 138
Of which first preference offers 89
Of which second preference offers 15
Of which third preference offers 4




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
92%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 82% 90% 87%
Staying in employment 5% 2% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 6% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 3% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
54%
Local Authority
61%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 53% 57% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
17% 22% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
10% 14% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 2% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 3% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
4
GREEN SPACE
2
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
10
PROPERTY
£630,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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