Furze Platt Senior School

Furze Platt Senior School
Location
Furze Platt Road Maidenhead , Berkshire , SL6 7NQ England
Coordinates	51°32′10″N0°44′27″W / 51.536192°N 0.740762°W / 51.536192; -0.740762
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	ACHIEVE
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Established	23 April 1963
Local authority	Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Department for Education URN	137740 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of governors	Hugh Steed [1]
Headteacher	Andrew Morrison
Staff	230 (approx.)
Gender	Mixed
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1500
Houses	Eagle, Falcon, Hawk, Osprey
Colour(s)	Navy blue and amber
Website	Official website

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".^{[ needs update ]}

Senior Leadership Team

The school is led by Headteacher Dr Andrew Morrison, with Deputy Headteachers Mr Sheppard, Ms Lake and Miss Lewis. Mr Ging is Head of Sixth Form and there are four assistant Headteachers, who along with the Head of Employee Relations, make up the Senior Leadership Team. ^[2]

Houses

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 had 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

Leisure centre

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.

References

1. Ofsted 20-21 September 2016 Inspection Report
2. "Contact Us".