R A Butler Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Saffron Walden, Essex
R A Butler Infant School is a primary school in Saffron Walden, Essex for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 6 November 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 271 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 6 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are extremely happy here.”
- “It is a school where pupils thrive.”
- “This includes children in the early years and those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 87 first-preference applications, 87 offers in total, 87 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- R A Butler Junior School 0.0 mi Outstanding
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden 0.1 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Katherine Semar Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Katherine Semar Junior School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy 3.0 mi Good
- Newport Primary School 3.2 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Wimbish Primary Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade