Community school · Essex

Clavering Primary School

5–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114967URN

Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

46 applications for 30 places · 331st of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Essex median (2.4) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 1.5; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Essex median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.6; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.5; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.4; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.7; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	46	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2025	22	45	2.1	21	0.95
Sep 2024	21	37	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2023	23	37	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2022	15	39	2.6	14	0.93
Sep 2021	18	46	2.6	17	0.94
Sep 2020	30	61	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2019	26	66	2.5	25	0.96
Sep 2018	30	74	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2017	29	71	2.5	29	1.00
Sep 2016	25	73	2.9	25	1.00
Sep 2015	25	59	2.4	26	1.04
Sep 2014	25	68	2.7	29	1.16

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 89% · Maths 89% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%20th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	86%	4%	107	105
2023/24	67%	15%	108	103
2022/23	71%	11%	108	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Clavering Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.1 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Newport Primary School
4.9 km · Essex

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 16%met the SATs standard
Manuden Primary School
5.4 km · Essex

Good2023

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Furneux Pelham Church of England School
5.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Farnham Church of England Primary School
6.8 km · Essex

Remains Good2024
Bentfield Primary School and Nursery
7.0 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Anstey First School
7.0 km · Hertfordshire

2026

6.5applications per place
Magna Carta Primary Academy
7.7 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

3.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114967 · 881/2720
Capacity: 210 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 3.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stortford Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PE
Local authority: Essex · Uttlesford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources