Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Popular
Katherine Semar Infant School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Julie Puxley
corporate_fareSAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
location_onSaffron Walden, CB11 4DU
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Ofsted
Outstanding
Inspected 2025
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Students
181
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Demand Ratio
1.1x
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Katherine Semar Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Saffron Walden, serving ages 4-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time.
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School Summary
Katherine Semar Infant School is an academy converter in Saffron Walden, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-7. It is part of SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 180 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
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Inspection History
3 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Outstanding
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Outstanding
S5 Inspection EIF
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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