Widden Primary School
Sinope Street, Gloucester, GL1 4AW
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Widden Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dave Hill
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 363
- URN
- 115481
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
About this school
Widden Primary School was a community primary school in Gloucester. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 363 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Widden Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% |
| Expected standard in maths | 34% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 |
| Writing progress | +2.10 |
| Maths progress | -1.40 |
How Widden Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.6% | 43.5% | 363 | — |
| Widden Primary School | 36% | 7.3% | 42.1% | 438 | 0.0 miles |
| St James' Church of England Junior School | 57% | 6.1% | 37.4% | 186 | 0.3 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 13.8% | 411 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingsholm Church of England Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 31.8% | 605 | 0.6 miles |
| Hatherley Infant School | — | 10% | 35.4% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.5%
- English as an additional language
- 68.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 39.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Widden Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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St James' Church of England Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Hatherley Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Widden Primary School teach?
- Widden Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Gloucester.
- Has Widden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Widden Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Widden Primary School?
- Widden Primary School had 363 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Widden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Widden Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 12 September 2023.