Katherine Semar Infant School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A89
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- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Katherine Semar Junior School
Ross Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU
Local ranking14th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: Outstanding
Primary
Phase
270
Capacity
7-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 79.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 22.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 88.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 91.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 109.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 108.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 108.0
- Cohort Size
- 67
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 249
- Boys
- 113 (45%)
- Girls
- 136 (55%)
- Capacity
- 270 (92% full)
- SEND
- 14.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.8%
- EAL
- 14.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 11.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,084/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 3.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.3%
- White Other: 10.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.3%
- Asian Chinese: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
78.3%
White British
10.8%
White Other
3.3%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Ross Close
Saffron Walden, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 141572
- UKPRN
- 10048074
- Establishment No.
- 2687
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
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