Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

General Information

Address: Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3YG
Phone: 01799543274
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Bratley
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 98
School capacity: 105
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 4
% eligible for free school meals: 4.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 28.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,067 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #8 of 34 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#6Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,684
#7Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,341
#8Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,067
#9Great Sampford Community Primary School£7,745
#10Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,354

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Wimbish Primary Academy£17,367
#2Farnham Church of England Primary School£15,360
#3St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak£12,755
#4Ashdon Primary School£10,481
#5Bentfield Primary School and Nursery£10,428
#6Great Easton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,684
#7Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,341
#8Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,067
#9Great Sampford Community Primary School£7,745
#10Radwinter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,354
#11Stebbing Primary School£7,328
#12Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School£7,303
#13Newport Primary School£7,138
#14St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden£7,067
#15The Flitch Green Academy£6,974
#16Helena Romanes School£6,969
#17Manuden Primary School£6,652
#18Clavering Primary School£6,535
#19Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School£6,483
#20St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School£6,430
#21Thaxted Primary School£6,360
#22Debden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Academy£6,310
#23Felsted Primary School£6,275
#24Rodings Primary School£6,166
#25Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy£6,097
#26Great Dunmow Primary School£6,068
#27Dunmow St Mary's Primary School£5,973
#28Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,918
#29Little Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,918
#30St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,866
#31Roseacres Primary School£5,739
#32Magna Carta Primary Academy£5,687
#33Hatfield Heath Primary School£5,558
#34Takeley Primary School£5,315

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