Multi-academy trust
Saffron Academy Trust
9 schools across 1 local authority in East of England, teaching 6,737 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Primary
- 5
- Secondary
- 4
- Pupils
- 6,737
- Average Attainment 8
- 49.6
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 76%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 7 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.07 (interval -0.17 to 0.03). That interval spans zero, so this is not a win: the group is not statistically distinguishable from average. A score such as +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise, not a result. Weighted by 862 pupils across 4 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
6 of the trust's 9 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 3 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 2 Outstanding, 4 Good; 3 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in Saffron Academy Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Romanes SchoolAcademy converter | Great Dunmow | Good 2023 | 46.6 | -0.38-0.59 to -0.17 | |
| Beckers Green Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Braintree | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Katherine Semar Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Katherine Semar Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| R A Butler Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | No overall grade | — | — | |
| R A Butler Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Alec Hunter AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Braintree | Good 2022 | 45.7 | -0.10-0.30 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| Honywood SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2022 | 46.3 | -0.33-0.55 to -0.11 | |
| Saffron Walden County High SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Outstanding 2024 | 59.7 | 0.280.12 to 0.45 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.