Saffron Walden County High School is a secondary school located in Saffron Walden. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Website: http://www.swchs.net/
Telephone: 01799513030
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Polly Lankester
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136776

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2050
Number of Pupils: 2144
Number of Boys: 1045
Number of Girls: 1099

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval 0.25 to 0.55
Of the 288 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 278 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:61%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:58.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.43
England Average:4.07

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 1,066 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
R A Butler Junior School
South Road , CB11 3DG 		3out of 4 1,066 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
South Road , CB11 3DW 		3out of 4 1,114 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 1,326 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Katherine Semar Junior School
Ross Close , CB11 4DU 		4out of 4 1,481 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 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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