Clavering Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Saffron Walden, Essex
Clavering Primary School is a primary school in Saffron Walden, Essex for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 May 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Clavering Primary delight in their learning.”
- “They are highly motivated to work hard and do well.”
- “They particularly appreciate the huge range of opportunities for them to learn new things outside their day-to-day lessons.”
To improve
- “However, there are areas of the curriculum that are not as fully developed.”
- “Staff have not received the training to help them deliver leaders’ intended curriculum, for example in French.”
- “In these aspects, leaders do not check precisely what pupils have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 86% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained
- Newport Primary School 3.0 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Manuden Primary School 3.4 mi Good
- Farnham Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery 4.3 mi School remains Good
- Magna Carta Primary Academy 4.8 mi Standards maintained
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School 5.1 mi Not judged
- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School 5.1 mi School remains Good