Widden Primary School
Primary schoolWidden Primary School is a primary school in Gloucester, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 438 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 36% of pupils at Widden Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Gloucestershire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Al-Ashraf Secondary School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file120 m
- Al Ashraf Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file410 m
- St James' Church of England Junior SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Edward Jenner SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file640 m
- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Wotton House International School GloucestershireIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file820 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Gloucester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).