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Widcombe Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy
Archway Street, Bath BA2 4JG · widcombeinfantschool.co.uk · 01225 421998
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- 0.97 mi
- 1.55 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 182
- 2 over 180 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 0.97 mi (1.55 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.97 mi1.55 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Widcombe Infant School on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Positive
- 98%
- Replies
- 137
- 77% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on 5 parents (4%) whose child was bullied
based on 10 parents (7%) with SEND