Clavering Primary SchoolRickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Saffron Walden.

Summary of the comparison

Clavering Primary School and Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools in Saffron Walden.

  • Clavering Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Clavering Primary School was judged Good and Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 86.0% for Clavering Primary School and 75.0% for Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Clavering Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Clavering Primary School versus Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Saffron WaldenClavering Primary SchoolSaffron WaldenRickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100B70/100Stronger figure
Local ranking115th of 430 in Essex 66th of 430 in Essex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll182 91
Capacity210 105
LocationSaffron Walden, CB11 4PE Saffron Walden, CB11 3YG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard86.0% Stronger figure75.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census182 91
Free school meals (ever 6)6.6% 2.2%
English as an additional language1.1% 2.2%
SEN support11.5% 17.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.0% 6.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Clavering Primary School

Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

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