Widden Primary School is a primary school located in Gloucester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sinope Street, Gloucester

School Information

Address: Sinope Street, Gloucester, GL1 4AW
Website: http://www.widdenprimaryschool.net/
Telephone: 01452520571
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elaine Le Gros
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 115481

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 361
Number of Boys: 171
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:32%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Widden Primary School
Sinope Street , GL1 4AW
2out of 4 0 yd Community school - Mixed More About School
St James Church of England Junior School
Upton Street , GL1 4JU
2out of 4 598 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Horton Road , GL1 3PY
3out of 4 762 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
Guinea Street , GL1 3BN
4out of 4 1,087 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Hatherley Infant School
Hatherley Road , GL1 4PW
2out of 4 1,097 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Denmark Road High School
Denmark Road , GL1 3JN
4out of 4 1,284 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Barnwood Park School
St Lawrence Road , Barnwood GL4 3QU
3out of 4 1,968 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Ribston Hall High School
Stroud Road , GL1 5LE
3out of 4 2,079 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Gloucester Academy
Painswick Road , GL4 6RN
- not rated 2,385 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Oakleaze , GL2 0LF
4out of 4 2,558 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
Sinope Street , GL1 4AW
- not rated 150 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al Ashraf Primary School
Al Ashraf Cultural Centre , Stratton Road GL1 4HB
- not rated 483 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Edward Jenner School
The Elms , 44 London Road GL1 3NZ
- not rated 664 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire
Wotton House , Horton Road GL1 3PR
- not rated 861 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The King's School, Gloucester
Pitt Street , GL1 2BG
- not rated 1,019 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.