Saffron Walden County High School

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Saffron Walden County High School is a coeducational comprehensive school for ages 11-18 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.

Headmastered by 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 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', but for GCSE examinations in recent years have won the school a reputation of success. The school is located in a semi-rural area of north-west Essex and has a farm unit on site. Students come from a range of socio-economic backgrounds but overall these are above average.It also recently opened a brand new cinema in 2006, along with a brand new block of classrooms bridging the gap between the library and the maths block, named "The David Boatman Center".