Widcombe Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Archway Street, Bath, BA2 4JG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 03/11/2021
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.0%
4.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
182
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
60 of 70 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
169
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 70 | 60 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 56 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 169 | 60 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alison Watts
- Address
- Archway Street, Bath, BA2 4JG
- Phone
- 01225421998
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Widcombe & Lyncombe · Bath
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143010
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 22% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
182 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
06 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
03 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 127 pupils
Attendance
96.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.