Furze Platt Infant School, Maidenhead

From the headteacher's welcome: "We would like to warmly welcome you and your children to Furze Platt Infant School. We are part of Furze Platt Primary Federation (FPPF) - the details of which can be accessed via our Federation tab on our home page."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, dance, drama, Lego, art, sewing and Spanish.

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 1 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 87 families put Furze Platt Infant School as their first choice and 273 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Furze Platt Infant School are Furze Platt Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 82% reading, 78% maths); Alwyn Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); Courthouse Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 58% maths); and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 76% maths).

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 28.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%), Asian (19%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 5 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Furze Platt Infant School has a resourced provision for autism: 3 places, 3 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Furze Platt Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Upper Courthouse Road, 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Furze Platt Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 123 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Windsor and Maidenhead (80), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Furze Platt Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Furze Platt Infant School are Furze Platt Senior School (0.2 miles), Newlands Girls' School (1 mile), Altwood Church of England School (1.2 miles) and Desborough College (1.3 miles).