Furze Platt Junior School, Maidenhead

In its own words: "With the creation of our federation came a new vision for both schools and a set of values. Our visions and values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning, and provide an environment which prepares our pupils as confident, happy citizens."

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

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "Mobile phone use | Furze Platt Junior School Menu Log in Mobile phone use Home Parents Mobile phone use Smartphone free schools is part of a growing national conversation."

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Furze Platt Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 77% in Windsor and Maidenhead and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 82% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.

Across Windsor and Maidenhead, 86% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Windsor and Maidenhead lodged 46 appeals against primary school offers; 37 reached a hearing and none succeeded.

The nearest other state primary schools to Furze Platt Junior School are Furze Platt Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); 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).

Furze Platt Junior School's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

112 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Furze Platt Junior School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

Furze Platt Junior School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

Furze Platt Junior School had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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 Junior 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 Junior School issued 6 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Furze Platt Junior 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).