R A Butler Infant School
South Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3DG ·
At a glance
A state primary academy for ages 5–7 in Saffron Walden. Ungraded Ofsted inspection (November 2024): Improved significantly. No comparable results are published for this school. 87 families put it first for 87 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 5–7
- Pupils
- 271
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Essex
- Academy trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Emma Vincent
- Opened
- Nov 2010
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
87 of 87 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)9.2%
- English as an additional language15.1%
- SEN support11.1%
- Education, Health and Care plan3.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.