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R A Butler Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
South Road, Saffron Walden CB11 3DG · rab.academy · 01799 523651
On the mapSearch near CB11 3DG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.82 mi
- 1.32 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 271
- 1 over 270 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 9.2%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.82 mi (1.32 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 87 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 111 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 87 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 95 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 84 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.82 mi1.32 km | |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for R A Butler Infant School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 58
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 50% who raised concerns
based on the 7% who had a child bullied