Family friendly areas & secondary schools Maidenhead

[Looking2Move]

Hello.
We are putting our house on the market in London after Christmas and am starting search around relocating to Maidenhead.
DS is in specialist secondary near railway station, need to find mainstream secondary for DD with good pastoral care. Viewed Altwood and seems a caring and nurturing school. Also DH and myself need to commute into London so max 30 min walk to station. Also, budget is £650-700k for 3 bedroom. Altwood area has houses in that region. Would people prefer Furze Platt area? Would be good to find semi at least as DS is autistic and can be loud in the garden so will need understanding neighbours, but suppose this will come down to luck!
Thanks so much!

Newlands for DD?

Newlands was always historically a good school, can’t speak to it now but it is walkable from Altwood area. They are both nice areas of town and I believe the schools are all pretty good, I don’t think you’ll go wrong with any of them.

Thanks for your replies ImNotAsThinkAsYouDrunkIAm
sunflowersnturnips

Despite being a girls’ school I think Newlands is the best of the bunch, certainly by reputation. Very popular , you’d have to live in the catchment area. I wasn’t impressed with Cox Green, but DD was a less than enthusiastic pupil.