Widcombe Infant School, Bath
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, nurturing school where children thrive both academically and emotionally. Staff know pupils well and create genuine positive relationships that help every child feel they belong. The school excels at supporting pupils with additional needs alongside their peers, with excellent phonics teaching and a strong focus on children's mental health and wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion practice with high expectations for vulnerable pupils and those with special educational needs
- Strong pastoral support and emotional wellbeing programmes that help pupils manage their feelings
- Excellent phonics teaching with pupils consistently achieving above national average
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum that is generally taught well with good subject knowledge
- Inclusive culture where every pupil develops a clear sense of belonging and feels safe
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in wider curriculum subjects because they are not fully supported to deepen understanding and make links to prior learning
- Some learning activities do not match pupils' needs as well as they could, hindering depth of knowledge in a few subjects
- Some early years interactions do not extend children's vocabulary enough to support language development
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Daily mile, extra-curricular clubs, charity events such as Reindeer Run, visits to local residential home
Widcombe Infant School is a highly inclusive school where leaders and staff have high expectations for all pupils, particularly the most vulnerable, ensuring they flourish academically and personally. The school creates a strong culture of belonging with effective safeguarding and ambitious provision across the curriculum.
At a Glance
9.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
182 pupils
180 capacity
2 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Bath
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bath
Admissions Demand - Bath and North East Somerset
Places available
2,228
Applications
1,659
Got 1st preference
95.5%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Bath and North East Somerset (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.05083%
Overall absence
4.72441%
Persistent absence
127
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Widcombe Infant School
Beechen Cliff School
King Edward's School
Hayesfield Girls School
Prior Park College
Royal High School GDST
Ralph Allen School
St Mark's CofE School
Hambling View Independent School
Kingswood School
Three Ways School
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