R A Butler Junior School is a primary school located in Saffron Walden. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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South Road, Saffron Walden

School Information

Address: South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG
Website: http://www.rabutleracademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01799523651
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Emma Vincent
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136328

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 373
Number of Boys: 188
Number of Girls: 185

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.2
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:80%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:27%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
R A Butler Infant School
South Road , CB11 3DG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
R A Butler Junior School
South Road , CB11 3DG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
South Road , CB11 3DW 		3out of 4 216 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Castle Street , CB10 1BQ 		3out of 4 844 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Katherine Semar Infant School
Ross Close , CB11 4DU 		4out of 4 1,273 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saffron Walden County High School
Audley End Road , CB11 4UH 		4out of 4 1,066 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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