Oaken Grove, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6HQ
10 reasons to choose Furze Platt Junior School
Main point of differentiation
Furze Platt Junior School is one of the best state primary schools in the Maidenhead area, ranking in the top 15% in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Furze Platt Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with Furze Platt Infant School in the Furze Platt Primary Federation. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Furze Platt Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Furze Platt Junior School ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress. Most pupils go on to Furze Platt Secondary School.
The Furze Platt Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. The curriculum is subject based, and ‘knowledge rich’ with skills developed within the subjects. There is also a Specialist Provision for children with Autism. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Furze Platt Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Furze Platt Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am (offsite at St Peter’s Church) to 6.15pm (onsite) provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Furze Platt Junior School
St Piran’s School, Maidenhead (0.5 miles); Claires Court Junior Schools (2.4 miles).
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead (1.6 miles); Oldfield Primary School, Maidenhead (1.8 miles); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cookham (2.9 miles).
Claires Court Schools (0.7 miles); Long Close School (7.3 miles).
Burnham Grammar School (4.7 miles); Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School (4.9 miles); The Westgate School (5.4 miles).