Furze Platt Senior School
Academy in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
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Furze Platt Senior School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school with academy status in Maidenhead.
| Furze Platt Senior School | |
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| Location | |
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Furze Platt Road , , SL6 7NQ England | |
| Coordinates | 51.536192°N 0.740762°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | ACHIEVE |
| Religious affiliation | None |
| Established | 23 April 1963 |
| Local authority | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Department for Education URN | 137740 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of governors | Katie Mair |
| Headteacher | Andrew Morrison |
| Staff | 230 (approx.) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1500 |
| Houses | Eagle, Falcon, Hawk, Osprey |
| Colours | Navy blue and amber |
| Website | Official website  |
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. Three Deputy Headteachers, the Head of Sixth Form and four Assistant Headteachers, along with the Head of Employee Relations and the Head of Finance, make up the Senior Leadership Team.[1]
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 |
Greenpower
According to school records Furze Platt first competed in Greenpower in 2001. The team won the Greenpower International Finals in 2004 and 2005 with a car named "Turbo Tortoise".[2][3] Furze Platt Senior School still participates in the Greenpower Challenge,[4] a national initiative run by the Greenpower Educational Trust where students design, build, and race electric cars across circuits in the UK.[5]
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.
Notable former pupils
- Andy King – Professional footballer, long-time Leicester City midfielder and part of the squads that won League One (2009), the Championship (2014) and the Premier League (2016).[6]
- Jessica Brown Findlay – Actress best known for playing Lady Sybil Crawley in Downton Abbey, with a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble cast.[7]
- Craig Johnston – Winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2017.[7]
- Rob Williams – Olympic silver medallist in the lightweight men’s four rowing at London 2012.[7]
- Georgie Singleton (now Bevan) – Judo athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medallist in 2002 and competitor at the 2004 Athens Olympics[7]