OFSTED
6 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Essex
Trust
SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
271
271 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
134
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
137
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.6 pts
below England
School
9.2%
Uttlesford
11.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Uttlesford
5.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
Uttlesford
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.9%
230
Any other White background
8.1%
22
White and Asian
1.8%
5
Any other Asian background
1.1%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
3
Indian
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.9%
35 of
271 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.89 pts
lower than
England
School
3.33%
Uttlesford
5.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.84%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.98 pts
lower than
England
School
4.84%
Uttlesford
11.28%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Uttlesford
1.00%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.4%
12.2 pts
above England
R A Butler Infant School
100.4%
Uttlesford
91.7%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.