Widcombe Infant School
Archway Street, Bath, BA2 4JG
182 pupils · 101% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 11 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.27 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 76 | 174 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 70 | 169 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 168 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 55 | 163 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 69 | 163 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 79 | 176 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 61 | 146 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 73 | 159 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Widcombe CofE Junior School 0.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bathwick St Mary Church School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church School 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St John's Catholic Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Oldfield Park Infant School 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.