R A Butler Junior School
South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG
384 pupils · 100% of 384 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 11 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 33% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- R A Butler Infant School 0 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Katherine Semar Infant School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Katherine Semar Junior School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy 4.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.