Primary
R A Butler Infant School
South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 271 of 270 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Local authority
- Essex
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 29.9
- Pupils per adult
- 9.0
- Pupils
- 269
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2024
Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Essex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Exectuvie Headteacher
- Emma Vincent
- Address
- South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG
- Telephone
- 01799523651
Other primary schools nearby
- R A Butler Junior School9.0/10
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden8.0/10
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School6.9/10
- Katherine Semar Infant SchoolNot enough data
- Katherine Semar Junior School8.7/10
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy7.1/10