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Widden Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Gloucester · GL1 4AW

Ages 2–11 · 438 pupils · Gloucestershire

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

9.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2022-03-22

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.2%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
398

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill104%

438 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
438
Boys / girls
224 / 214
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
438 / 420 (104%)
Free school meals
38.8%
FSM pupils
145
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Greenshaw Learning Trust
Headteacher
Ms Kirstin Couto

Location

Address
Sinope Street
Postcode
GL1 4AW
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 2–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 438 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 38.8%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL1
17
Primary in GL1
10
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in GloucesterNear GL1

  • St Peter's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 3PY · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Hatherley Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4PW · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence9.7%
    • FSM35.0%

    0.6 miles away

  • Tredworth Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL1 4QG · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM47.1%

    0.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Kirstin Couto
Telephone
01452520571

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