Furze Platt Senior School | |
Coordinates: | 51.5362°N -0.7408°W |
Motto: | ACHIEVE |
Established: | 23 April 1963 |
Religious Affiliation: | None |
Head Label: | Headteacher |
Head: | Andrew Morrison |
Chair Label: | Chair of Governors |
Chair: | Hugh Steed [1] |
Address: | Furze Platt Road |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | SL6 7NQ |
Ofsted: | yes |
Urn: | 137740 |
Staff: | 230 (approx.) |
Enrolment: | 1500 |
Gender: | Boys and Girls (Mixed School) |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 18 |
Houses: | Eagle, Falcon, Hawk, Osprey |
Colours: | Navy Blue & Amber |
Website: | http://www.furzeplatt.com |
Furze Platt Senior School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school with academy status in Maidenhead.
The school draws pupils from across Maidenhead, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
The school's latest OFSTED report (November 2021) rated Furze Platt Senior School as GOOD.
The school is led by Headteacher, Dr Andrew Morrison, with Deputy Headteacher James Sheppard, five Assistant Headteachers and two Associate Assistant Headteachers.[2]
The school House system is named after birds—Eagle (Green), Falcon (Red), Hawk (Blue) and Osprey (Orange).
Houses (from 2023) | Colour | |
---|---|---|
Eagle | Green | |
Falcon | Red | |
Hawk | Blue | |
Osprey | Orange |
Until 2022 the House system consisted of eight competing Houses named after towns on the River Thames.
Houses (until 2022) | Colour |
---|---|
Bisham | Yellow |
Bray | Orange |
Cookham | Blue |
Dorney | Green |
Eton | Light Green |
Henley | Burgundy |
Marlow | Red |
Windsor | Purple |
The school has use of the Furze Platt Leisure Centre during lessons and for clubs both before and after school. This includes a 60 station fitness gym with a range of cardio, functional and resistance equipment; three floodlit tennis / netball courts and a floodlit Astroturf.