Widcombe Infant School
Archway Street, Bath, BA2 4JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Alison Watts
- Sponsor
- Palladian Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 143010
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225421998
About this school
Widcombe Infant School is a primary academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Widcombe Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Widcombe Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Widcombe Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 11.2% | 182 | — |
| Widcombe CofE Junior School | 79% | 2.8% | 8.4% | 243 | 0.0 miles |
| Bathwick St Mary Church School | 65% | 3% | 6.5% | 220 | 0.8 miles |
| St Andrew's Church School | 56% | 6.8% | 18.9% | 231 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 1.1 miles |
| Oldfield Park Infant School | — | 5.1% | 12.2% | 178 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 January 2026
- 3 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.24%
- English as an additional language
- 21.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 4.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Widcombe CofE Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Bathwick St Mary Church School0.8 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St Andrew's Church School0.9 miles
Primary · Bath
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St John's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Oldfield Park Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
- Bathampton Primary School Primary
- Batheaston Church School Primary
- Bathford Church School Primary
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down CofE Primary School Primary
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primary
- Freshford Church School Primary
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Infant School Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Primary
- Newbridge Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Widcombe Infant School teach?
- Widcombe Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of Widcombe Infant School?
- The headteacher of Widcombe Infant School is Miss Alison Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Widcombe Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Widcombe Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Widcombe Infant School?
- Widcombe Infant School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Widcombe Infant School full?
- Widcombe Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 182 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Widcombe Infant School a faith school?
- No. Widcombe Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Widcombe Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Widcombe Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Widcombe Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Widcombe Infant School is part of PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Widcombe Infant School's absence rate?
- Widcombe Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Widcombe Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Widcombe Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.