SCHOOL PROFILE

Altwood Church of England School

Secondary Academy converter URN 138342
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 890 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

20 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust AGAPE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 846 846 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 401 47.4% of pupils
Male pupils 445 52.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.9%
0.9 pts below England
School 23.9%
Windsor and Maidenhead 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.8%
6.5 pts below England
School 13.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead 14.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.7%
505
Any other White background
9.2%
78
Indian
7.2%
61
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
37
Pakistani
3.9%
33
White and Asian
3.1%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.6% 191 of 846 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.6%
Windsor and Maidenhead 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 146 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 45 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 89
Other difficulty or disability 55
Specific learning difficulty 18
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Hearing impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

40.0 0.8 pts above England
School 40.0
Windsor and Maidenhead 37.7
South East 38.5
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 29.1% England 36.0% 6.9 pts below England
English & maths grade 4+ 48.8% England 51.4% 2.6 pts below England
EBacc entry 5.5% England 30.6% 25.1 pts below England
EBacc average point score 3.23 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.20 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.11%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.89 pts higher than England
School 9.11%
Windsor and Maidenhead 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.17 pts higher than England
School 25.99%
Windsor and Maidenhead 15.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.86%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.05 pts higher than England
School 2.86%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.63%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.1% 2.7 pts above England
Altwood Church of England School
95.1%
Windsor and Maidenhead
94.2%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information