Widcombe Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Widcombe Infant School is a primary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Archway Street, Bath, BA2 4JG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this highly inclusive and friendly school.”
- “They benefit from the warm welcome they receive from staff.”
- “They forge positive relationships with pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they could in some wider curriculum subjects.”
- “This is because they are not supported fully to deepen their understanding and make links to their prior learning.”
- “However, on occasion, some learning activities do not match pupils’ needs as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 76 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2026, as Bath and North East Somerset published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Widcombe CofE Junior School 0.0 mi Not judged
- Bathwick St Mary Church School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oldfield Park Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Infant School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Junior School 1.2 mi Good