Saffron Walden County High School
Academy converter secondary school in Saffron Walden (Essex).
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Nearby schools
nearest first13 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is R A Butler Infant School, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R A Butler Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 271 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2015) |
| R A Butler Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 384 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.8 mi | Primary | 224 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Katherine Semar Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 180 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Katherine Semar Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 256 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 865 | Good, 2023 |
| Newport Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.7 mi | Primary | 155 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.1 mi | Primary | 140 | Good, 2023 |
| Great Chesterford Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 177 | Good, 2022 |
| Wimbish Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 41 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2011, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ashdon Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 58 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.5 mi | Primary | 138 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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