Widden Primary School
Sinope Street, Gloucester, GL1 4AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Kirstin Couto
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- URN
- 150125
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Telephone
- 01452520571
About this school
Widden Primary School is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 438 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Widden Primary School (URN 115481).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 36% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 35% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 28% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 35% | 39% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How Widden Primary 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 36% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Widden Primary School compares
Widden Primary School ranked 197th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36% | 7.3% | 42.1% | 438 | — |
| 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 |
| Hatherley Infant School | — | 10% | 35.4% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 7.8% | 32% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsholm Church of England Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 31.8% | 605 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.11%
- English as an additional language
- 66.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.32%
- Persistent absence
- 22.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James' Church of England Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
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Hatherley Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Widden Primary School ranks 50th of the 53 ranked primary 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 teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the headteacher of Widden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Widden Primary School is Ms Kirstin Couto, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Widden Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Widden Primary 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 big is Widden Primary School?
- Widden Primary School has 438 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Widden Primary School full?
- Widden Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 438 on roll (104%), 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 Widden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Widden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Widden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Widden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Widden Primary School?
- Widden Primary School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Widden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 20% in 2023/24 and 36% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Widden Primary School rank locally?
- Widden Primary School ranked 197th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Widden Primary School's absence rate?
- Widden Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 3 July 2026.