School Profile

Saffron Walden County High School

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East of EnglandDayAcademyOfsted OutstandingSixth Form
Profile Notes
Saffron Walden County High School is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-18 in Saffron Walden, East of England. Currently has 2,119 pupils on roll and a sixth form. Religious affiliation: None. Admissions policy: Other non selective. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
Saffron WaldenCB11 4UHNational Curriculum
2,119 pupils (103% of 2,050 capacity) 1,024 boys / 1,095 girls
Official URN 136776 • LAESTAB 8815408
www.swchs.net/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Statutory age11 - 18
Opened 01-06-2011 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Outstanding
Last inspected 2024-03-26
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
A Level2024/25 • 333 students
Avg points / entry39.65
% achieving AAB+20.2%
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 859.7
EBacc avg points5.57
Eng & Maths 5+66.3%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425Academicz
Students 25 • APS 37.31 • Value added 0.21
202425Academicz
Students 307 • APS 39.79 • Value added 0.18
202425AcademicAbove average
Students 333 • APS 39.65 • Value added 0.18
202425A levelz
Students 25 • APS 37.44 • Value added 0.25
202425A levelz
Students 307 • APS 40.12 • Value added 0.19
202425A levelAbove average
Students 333 • APS 39.97 • Value added 0.19