Katherine Semar Junior School

State-Funded School

katherine-semar-junior-school-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

North West EssexConstituency

CB11 4DUPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Katherine Semar Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 256 pupils. Katherine Semar Junior School is part of Saffron Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 21%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

Pupils

256

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 256
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Saffron Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 May 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
10 Oct 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.