# Saffron Walden County High School

Saffron Walden County High School is a secondary school in Uttlesford, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 2,157 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E136776. [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 2,157
- Council: Uttlesford
- URN: 136776

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 March 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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Saffron Walden County High School was 55.8, against 49.6 in Uttlesford and 46.2 in England.
64.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Uttlesford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 55.8 | 49.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64.7% | 51.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77.7% | 71.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 300 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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): 980 m. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024
- [R A Butler Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-a-butler-junior-school-e136328): 980 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-saffron-walden-e137081): 1 km. 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): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Katherine Semar Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherine-semar-junior-school-e141572): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Katherine Semar Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katherine-semar-infant-school-e141574): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade

## 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/136776)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136776)

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