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Widcombe CofE Junior School

Pulteney Road, Bath, BA2 4JG

Local ranking13th of 61 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

240

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
79.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
95.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
97.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
85.0%
Reading avg scaled score
112.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
109.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
237
Boys
129 (54%)
Girls
108 (46%)
Capacity
240 (99% full)
SEND
14.3%
FSM Eligible
8.4%
EAL
14.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.1%
SEN Support
12.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.2
Budget per Pupil
£5,544/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
2.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
3.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 67.0%
  • White Other: 10.6%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 7.6%
  • Other: 4.7%
  • Mixed Other: 3.4%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.1%
  • Asian Other: 1.3%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%

67.0%

White British

10.6%

White Other

7.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
143559
UKPRN
10061775
Establishment No.
3423
Trust
PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST

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