Clavering Primary School is a primary school in Saffron Walden, serving pupils aged 5 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Clavering Primary School currently has around 182 pupils on roll, which is about 87% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.6% boys and 48.4% girls. Around 6.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.5%. Persistent absence is recorded at 6.3%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (87.9%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Stortford Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PE
Website: www.clavering.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01799550300
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Rosalind Allsop
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114967

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2022

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 182
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British87.90%160
Unclassified6.00%11
Other White2.20%4
Other (any other ethnic group)2.20%4
Irish1.10%2
Gypsy/Roma0.50%1
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
African0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Mixed0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (1.8)
Writing: Average (0.8)
Maths: Average (0.0)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
71%
Town average
77%
Local authority average
66%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
11%
Town average
18%
Local authority average
12%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
108.0
Town average
109.4
Local authority average
107.1
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
105.0
Town average
107.2
Local authority average
105.5
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clavering Primary School
Stortford Road , Clavering CB11 4PE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.