Altwood Church of England School
Academy converter · sixth form · 846 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0
Other independent school · independent
Claires Court Schools
- Pupils on roll
- 862of 1,190 places
- Free school meals
- —
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 113
- Ofsted
- Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Maidenhead College for Girls (URN 110144).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Claires Court Schools’ Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C+, around the England average of B-; 5% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Business Studies, Mathematics and English Literature.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Windsor and Maidenhead and England.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Claires Court Schools | Windsor and Maidenhead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 30.5 | 47.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 49% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.89 | 4.23 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | — | 17% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 33.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | — | 14% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 83 | 73% | 65% | 27% | 9% | 93% |
| Business Studies | 70 | 62% | 18% | 26% | 20% | 89% |
| Geography | 54 | 48% | 41% | 41% | 25% | 87% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 34% | 11% | 18% | 24% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 31 | 27% | 8% | 42% | 21% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 21% | 23% | 79% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 24 | 21% | 23% | 88% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 24 | 21% | 23% | 75% | 46% | 100% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 20% | 11% | 22% | 23% | 87% |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 18% | 31% | 45% | 32% | 100% |
| German | 18 | 16% | 5% | 39% | 33% | 100% |
| Drama | 18 | 16% | 7% | 44% | 27% | 100% |
| Spanish | 17 | 15% | 19% | 59% | 27% | 100% |
| French | 15 | 13% | 18% | 33% | 29% | 93% |
| Music | 12 | 11% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 92% |
| Art and Design | 11 | 10% | 7% | 9% | 24% | 91% |
| Fine Art | 10 | 9% | 9% | 10% | 28% | 80% |
| Textiles | 8 | 7% | 2% | 50% | 27% | 100% |
| Russian | 3 | 3% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Claires Court Schools | Windsor and Maidenhead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 168 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 81 | 871 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 34.61 | 34.33 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 5% | 16% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 24 | 30% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 19 | 23% | 31% |
| English Literature | 18 | 22% | 11% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 20% | 4% |
| Geography | 13 | 16% | 10% |
| Sociology | 13 | 16% | 13% |
| Photography | 12 | 15% | 3% |
| Economics | 10 | 12% | 13% |
| Psychology | 10 | 12% | 23% |
| Physical Education | 8 | 10% | 3% |
| Biology | 8 | 10% | 20% |
| Politics | 7 | 9% | 6% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 7% | 17% |
| Physics | 6 | 7% | 12% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Music Technology | — | — | 0% |
| Textiles | — | — | 1% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 9 | 11% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | 7 | 9% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Photography | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sociology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Where Claires Court Schools is
Other secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Windsor and Maidenhead’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
Charters School
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91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.0
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 681 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Cox Green School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,139 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
Desborough College
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 539 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.7
Furze Platt Senior School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,556 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.5
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.