Widcombe CofE Junior School is a primary school located in Bath. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Pulteney Road, Bath, BA2 4JG
Website: www.widcombejuniorschool.com
Telephone: 01225310139
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Miss C Taylor
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143559

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 236
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.9
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:25%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Widcombe CofE Junior School
Pulteney Road , BA2 4JG
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Widcombe Infant School
Archway Street , BA2 4JG
4out of 4 66 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bathwick St Mary Church School
Darlington Road , BA2 6NN
4out of 4 1,403 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church School
Northampton Street , Julian Road BA1 2SN
3out of 4 1,654 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oldfield Park Infant School
Dorset Close , BA2 3RF
3out of 4 1,925 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beechen Cliff School
Kipling Avenue , BA2 4RE
1out of 4 943 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park , BA2 3LA
3out of 4 1,500 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ralph Allen School
Claverton Down Road , Combe Down BA2 7AD
3out of 4 2,508 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mark's CofE School
Bay Tree Road , BA1 6ND
- not rated 2,517 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bath College
Avon Street , BA1 1UP
- not rated 803 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College
Lyncombe House , Lyncombe Vale BA2 4LT
- not rated 1,073 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bath Academy
27 Queen Square , BA1 2HX
- not rated 1,093 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward's School, Bath
North Road , Bath BA2 6HU
- not rated 1,203 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Bath
Claverton Down , BA2 7AY
- not rated 1,664 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prior Park College
Ralph Allen Drive , Bath BA2 5AH
- not rated 1,803 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.