Altwood Church of England School

Altwood C of E Secondary School maintains its status as a good school, showing strong performance across various domains. The school has created a supportive environment where pupils feel welcomed and motivated to succeed. The staff are dedicated, and the sixth-form students particularly thrive, contributing positively to the school culture. The school offers a broad curriculum and emphasizes the importance of respect and healthy relationships among pupils, which has fostered a community-oriented atmosphere.

Strengths

• The school has effective systems for quickly identifying pupil needs.
• Pupils are considerate, polite, and exhibit excellent behavior.
• Sixth-form students receive tailored teaching and support.
• There is a busy enrichment program fostering cultural capital.
• Teachers possess deep subject knowledge and promote engaging discussions.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity in the precise knowledge sequencing.
• The proportion of pupils studying modern foreign languages at GCSE is low.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Altwood Church of England School attended 90.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.4% of pupils at Altwood Church of England School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Altwood Church of England School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.3% of pupils at Altwood Church of England School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Altwood Church of England School received £8,106 and spent £8,179 for each of its 794 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £291,000 (£367 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Agape Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,488 and spending £7,423 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Altwood Church of England School is part of Agape Multi Academy Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Robert Piggott CofE Infant School Reading
• Robert Piggott CofE Junior School Reading
• The Piggott School Reading
• Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School Reading

What is Altwood Church of England School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Altwood Church of England School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Altwood Church of England School last inspected by Ofsted?

Altwood Church of England School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Altwood Church of England School have?

Altwood Church of England School has 846 pupils on roll.

What age range does Altwood Church of England School cover?

Altwood Church of England School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Altwood Church of England School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 40.0, and 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Altwood Church of England School?

Altwood Church of England School is at Altwood Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4PU.