Katherine Semar Junior School

Academy converter·Primary school Saffron Walden, Essex·CB11 4DU
Composite score
77.0
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#967
National rank
#102
In East of England
#30
In Essex
Top 6%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
22%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
249
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,084
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Katherine Semar Junior School

Katherine Semar Junior School is a primary school in Saffron Walden, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 249 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. Katherine Semar Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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