Saffron Walden County High School
Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Local ranking6th of 82 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Outstanding
Secondary
Phase
2050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 59.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 66.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 84.5%
- Entering EBacc
- 55.1%
- EBacc APS
- 5.6
- Cohort Size
- 303
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.0
Avg Points/Entry
40.4
Best 3 A-Levels
279
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.2%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 618
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2119
- Boys
- 1024 (48%)
- Girls
- 1095 (52%)
- Capacity
- 2050 (103% full)
- SEND
- 19.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.6%
- EAL
- 5.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 15.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 134.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,759/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.6%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.1%
- White Other: 6.3%
- Other: 6.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Black Caribbean: 0.6%
79.1%
White British
6.3%
White Other
6.3%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136776
- UKPRN
- 10033783
- Establishment No.
- 5408
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST