R A Butler Junior School

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South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG

Headteacher: Emma VincentSchool website ↗Pupils: 384 (capacity: 384)Part of SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected May 2024
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected May 2024

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 May 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
82.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
33.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 93%·Writing 86%·Maths 93%All three 82%
Reading
Expected93%
Exceeding57%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected93%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
175 girls, 209 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 82% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1676.0%15.0%+5.5+0.2+4.2
2016/1778.0%21.0%+1.6-0.4+1.0
2017/1879.0%20.0%+1.9+1.4+2.9
2018/1980.0%27.0%+0.8+1.7+1.8
2022/2373.0%24.0%+2.0+0.5+0.7
2023/2480.0%29.0%---
2024/2582.0%33.0%---
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