Katherine Semar Junior School
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU
Headteacher: Mrs Julie PuxleySchool website ↗Pupils: 249 (capacity: 270)Part of SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected March 2025
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected March 2025
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 11 March 2025Full report ↗
Not rated
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
79.0%
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%.
22.0%
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 88%·Writing 85%·Maths 91%→All three 79%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
18.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
12.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
136 girls, 113 boys
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 87% (2018/19), currently 79%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 65.0% | 17.0% | -1.1 | +1.4 | -1.4 |
| 2016/17 | 84.0% | 22.0% | +0.9 | +0.1 | +1.1 |
| 2017/18 | 84.0% | 22.0% | -0.7 | +0.3 | -1.3 |
| 2018/19 | 87.0% | 34.0% | +0.3 | +1.2 | +1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 82.0% | 23.0% | +2.7 | +2.1 | +1.2 |
| 2023/24 | 79.0% | 21.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 79.0% | 22.0% | - | - | - |