Altwood Church of England School
Academy converter · sixth form · 846 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0
Academy converter
Cox Green School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,139of 1,270 places
- Free school meals
- 22.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 204
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 19 March 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Cox Green School (URN 110067, until 1 December 2011).
What the data says
Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 at Cox Green School in 2023, 39% stayed on in Cox Green School’s own sixth form (Windsor and Maidenhead average 51%), 32% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 82 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 43% went to university (Windsor and Maidenhead 44%, England 37%), and 13% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 27% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
A level grades average C, below the England average of B-; 5% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Biology, Mathematics and Physics.
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.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Cox Green School | Windsor and Maidenhead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 1,747 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 39% | 51% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 8% | 13% |
| — further education college | 32% | 27% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Cox Green School | Windsor and Maidenhead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 82 | 1,185 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 85% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 43% | 44% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 13% | 29% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 1% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 32% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 11% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Cox Green School | Windsor and Maidenhead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.9 | 47.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 49% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | 4.23 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 11% | 17% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.9 | 33.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 46.9 | 50.0 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 203 | 100% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 71% |
| English Language | 202 | 99% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 70% |
| English Literature | 202 | 99% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 177 | 87% | 65% | 12% | 9% | 51% |
| History | 129 | 63% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 61% |
| Psychology | 75 | 37% | 3% | 15% | 22% | 53% |
| Business Studies | 58 | 28% | 18% | 21% | 20% | 60% |
| Media Studies | 55 | 27% | 4% | 13% | 20% | 60% |
| Spanish | 51 | 25% | 19% | 27% | 27% | 80% |
| Physical Education | 48 | 24% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 33 | 16% | 13% | 24% | 30% | 64% |
| Graphic Communication | 33 | 16% | 1% | 21% | 23% | 94% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 15% | 31% | 39% | 32% | 81% |
| Art and Design | 28 | 14% | 7% | 46% | 24% | 93% |
| Geography | 26 | 13% | 41% | 23% | 25% | 62% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 11% | 11% | 9% | 23% | 52% |
| French | 23 | 11% | 18% | 35% | 29% | 87% |
| Physics | 22 | 11% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 95% |
| Chemistry | 22 | 11% | 23% | 50% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 22 | 11% | 23% | 45% | 45% | 100% |
| Drama | 18 | 9% | 7% | 22% | 27% | 89% |
| Music | 15 | 7% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 60% |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 44 | 56% | — |
| Health Studies | 32 | 41% | — |
| Sports Studies | 19 | 24% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 17 | 22% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Cox Green School | Windsor and Maidenhead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 200 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 79 | 871 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 30.40 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 23 | 29% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 23 | 29% | 31% |
| Physics | 19 | 24% | 12% |
| Business Studies | 15 | 19% | 13% |
| Psychology | 12 | 15% | 23% |
| English Literature | 10 | 13% | 11% |
| History | 10 | 13% | 13% |
| Physical Education | 9 | 11% | 3% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 11% | 17% |
| Media Studies | 7 | 9% | 4% |
| Philosophy | 7 | 9% | 1% |
| Spanish | 7 | 9% | 2% |
| Punjabi | — | — | 0% |
| Sociology | — | — | 13% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 20 | 25% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 19 | 24% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 12 | 15% | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 13% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 8 | 10% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 7 | 9% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 7 | 9% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | — | — | — |
Where Cox Green School 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.
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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.