Widcombe CofE Junior School
Pulteney Road, Bath, BA2 4JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Alison Watts
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Sponsor
- Palladian Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 143559
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225310139
About this school
Widcombe CofE Junior School is a Church of England primary academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Widcombe CofE Junior 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 62 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 84% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 90% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Widcombe CofE Junior 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 | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Widcombe CofE Junior School compares
Widcombe CofE Junior School ranked 10th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 2.8% | 8.4% | 243 | — |
| Widcombe Infant School | — | 4.1% | 11.2% | 182 | 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 |
| Oldfield Park Infant School | — | 5.1% | 12.2% | 178 | 1.1 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.44%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.77%
- Persistent absence
- 3.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Widcombe Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Bathwick St Mary Church School0.8 miles
Primary · Bath
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St Andrew's Church School0.9 miles
Primary · Bath
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Oldfield Park Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St John's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
Widcombe CofE Junior School ranks 5th of the 27 ranked primary 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 CofE Junior School teach?
- Widcombe CofE Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of Widcombe CofE Junior School?
- The headteacher of Widcombe CofE Junior School is Miss Alison Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Widcombe CofE Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Widcombe CofE Junior 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 CofE Junior School?
- Widcombe CofE Junior School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Widcombe CofE Junior School full?
- Widcombe CofE Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 243 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 CofE Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. Widcombe CofE Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
- Does Widcombe CofE Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Widcombe CofE Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Widcombe CofE Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Widcombe CofE Junior 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.
- How have Widcombe CofE Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Widcombe CofE Junior School compare with other schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
- Widcombe CofE Junior School ranked 10th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Widcombe CofE Junior School's absence rate?
- Widcombe CofE Junior School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Widcombe CofE Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Widcombe CofE Junior 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 10 July 2026.