Widcombe CofE Junior SchoolBathwick St Mary Church School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bath.

Summary of the comparison

Widcombe CofE Junior School and Bathwick St Mary Church School are primary schools in Bath.

  • Widcombe CofE Junior School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bathwick St Mary Church School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Widcombe CofE Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Widcombe CofE Junior School was judged exceptional and Bathwick St Mary Church School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Widcombe CofE Junior School and 65.0% for Bathwick St Mary Church School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Widcombe CofE Junior School (72.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bathwick St Mary Church School (65.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Widcombe CofE Junior School versus Bathwick St Mary Church School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BathWidcombe CofE Junior SchoolBathBathwick St Mary Church SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking13th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure26th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll237 217
Capacity240 226
LocationBath, BA2 4JG Bath, BA2 6NN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 12.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score112.0 Stronger figure108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census237 217
Free school meals (ever 6)8.4% 6.5%
English as an additional language14.3% 37.8%
SEN support12.2% 17.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 5.1%
Attendance
Overall absence2.8% Stronger figure3.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.6% 3.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Widcombe CofE Junior School

Bathwick St Mary Church School

Full profiles: Widcombe CofE Junior School · Bathwick St Mary Church School