Saffron Walden County High School is a coeducational comprehensive school for ages 11–18 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The headmaster is John Hartley.
Saffron Walden County High School is a specialist Technology College and is accredited by the Department for Education and Skills as a training school. It is much bigger than most secondary schools, with 1950 students on roll, 1552 of whom are in Years 7 to 11 (as of 2003).
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Saffron Walden County High School is a coeducational comprehensive school for ages 11–18 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. The headmaster is John Hartley.
Saffron Walden County High School is a specialist Technology College and is accredited by the Department for Education and Skills as a training school. It is much bigger than most secondary schools, with 1950 students on roll, 1552 of whom are in Years 7 to 11 (as of 2003).
In most year groups there are more boys than girls, although the balance varies from year to year. There are very few students from ethnic minority groups. A low proportion of students speak English as an additional language. Recent intakes at Year 7 have been of 'above average ability', and GCSE examinations in recent years have won the school a reputation of success with similar levels of success in A level results in the school's excellent sixth form.
It consistently performs above average in secondary school league table scores and is one of the top...
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