Widcombe Infant School

State-Funded School

widcombe-infant-school-bath-and-north-east-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

Bath and North East SomersetLocal Authority

BathConstituency

BA2 4JGPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Widcombe Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–7, located in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 182 pupils. Widcombe Infant School is part of Palladian Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 11 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

182

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 7
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 182
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Palladian Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
25 Jan 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.