R A Butler Junior School | School performance

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

384

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

384

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

384

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of R A Butler Junior School · Primary · Essex

Part ofSAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

82%

+2pp

82%78%73%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 82%

RWM higher standard

33%

+4pp

33%27%20%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

93%

Reading higher standard

57%

Writing expected standard

86%

Writing higher standard

40%

Maths expected standard

93%

Maths higher standard

47%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

91%

SPAG higher standard

51%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

109.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

384

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

12%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.rab.academy

Telephone

01799523651

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	82%	33%	93%	57%	86%	40%	93%	47%	93%	91%	110.0	109.0	109.0	—	—	—	22%	384
2023/24	80%	29%	88%	55%	84%	35%	87%	52%	85%	84%	109.0	109.0	108.0	—	—	—	22%	384
2022/23	73%	24%	88%	51%	79%	27%	86%	37%	82%	88%	109.0	107.0	107.0	+2.00	+0.50	+0.70	20%	365
2018/19	80%	27%	82%	39%	92%	34%	91%	42%	93%	91%	107.0	108.0	109.0	+0.80	+1.70	+1.80	10%	356
2017/18	79%	20%	85%	37%	85%	33%	89%	47%	88%	92%	108.0	108.0	110.0	+1.90	+1.40	+2.90	9%	358
2016/17	78%	21%	86%	45%	86%	26%	87%	45%	91%	92%	108.0	108.0	110.0	+1.60	-0.40	+1.00	11%	333

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	384	24.5	22%	15%	12%	3%	2%
2023/24	384	23.3	22%	12%	14%	4%	9%
2022/23	365	21.5	20%	9%	13%	4%	9%
2021/22	365	21.2	16%	8%	10%	5%	13%
2020/21	373	22.5	10%	11%	11%	—	—
2018/19	356	22.7	10%	12%	8%	3%	3%
2017/18	358	21.9	9%	11%	10%	3%	2%
2016/17	333	21.2	11%	7%	7%	3%	2%