OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
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
1,265
1,265 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
630
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
635
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
below England
School
16.8%
Uttlesford
11.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Uttlesford
5.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.9 pts
above England
School
2.9%
Uttlesford
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.3%
1,067
Any other White background
3.3%
42
White and Asian
1.7%
22
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
20
Any other Asian background
1.3%
16
African
1.2%
15
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
10.3%
130 of
1,265 pupils
10.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.6
7.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.38 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
10.34%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.12 pts
higher than
England
School
10.34%
Uttlesford
5.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.40%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.58 pts
higher than
England
School
29.40%
Uttlesford
11.28%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.95%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.14 pts
higher than
England
School
5.95%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
79.4%
11.7 pts
below England
Helena Romanes School
79.4%
Uttlesford
83.3%
East of England
93.0%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.