OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
26 January 2023
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
384
384 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
169
44.0% of pupils
Male pupils
215
56.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.1 pts
below England
School
11.7%
Uttlesford
11.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
Uttlesford
5.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.2 pts
above England
School
4.2%
Uttlesford
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.3%
316
Any other White background
6.8%
26
Indian
2.1%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
7
White and Asian
1.6%
6
Any other Asian background
1.3%
5
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
25.8%
99 of
384 pupils
5.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
82.0%
21.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Reading
19.2 pts above England
School
93.0%
Uttlesford
80.7%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Uttlesford
73.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Uttlesford
78.0%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.05%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.17 pts
lower than
England
School
3.05%
Uttlesford
5.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.74 pts
lower than
England
School
2.07%
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
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
R A Butler Junior School
100.0%
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.