# R A Butler Junior School

R A Butler Junior School is a primary school in Uttlesford, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 384 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E136328. [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 384
- Council: Uttlesford
- URN: 136328

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 82% of pupils at R A Butler Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Essex and 62% in England.
33% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Essex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 33% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [R A Butler Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-a-butler-infant-school-e136325): 10 m. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024
- [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-saffron-walden-e137081): 200 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e115155): 770 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Saffron Walden County High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saffron-walden-county-high-school-e136776): 980 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 55.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Katherine Semar Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherine-semar-infant-school-e141574): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [Katherine Semar Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherine-semar-junior-school-e141572): 1.2 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136328)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136328)

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