Primary school

Widden Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL1 4AW
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Mar 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,264 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 95%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 100%100%2016/17: top 100%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 98%2022/23: top 98%2023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 95%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM36% · South West 62%1/10 Well below South West
Higher standard, RWM0% · South West 6%1/10 Well below South West−20.8 pts
Reading score99 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West
Maths score98 · South West 1041/10 Well below South West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 44 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 15% · 53 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 32% · 48 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 32% · 59 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 25% · 61 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 20% · 60 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 36% · 56 pupils · South West 62%36%11%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 44 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 2% · 53 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 6% · 48 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 5% · 59 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 5% · 61 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 0% · 60 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 0% · 56 pupils · South West 6%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 95 · 44 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 98 · 53 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 98 · 48 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 97 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 101 · 61 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 97 · 60 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 99 · 56 pupils · South West 10510195No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 96 · 44 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 99 · 53 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 99 · 48 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 101 · 59 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 97 · 61 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 97 · 60 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 98 · 56 pupils · South West 10410196No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
45 of 45 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4545
2nd160
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2022Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2023Ungraded visitas predecessor

0 strong areas

5 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026438
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.1%
First language not English66.1%
SEN support16.7%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils22.9%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

104.3% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult10.2
  • Classroom teachers 18.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 15.3
  • Other support 13

Teachers 20.2 FTE · Whole workforce 48.5 · 71 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,399
Spend per pupil£6,824
Staff spend per pupil£5,692
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£243,000in-year balance

Grants £7,342 · self-generated £57 · premises £587 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST (37 academies) · trust reserve £19,300,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it