Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #174 in Gloucestershire public Top 95% UK

Widden Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Dave Hill

corporate_fareGREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST

location_onGloucester, GL1 4AW

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Expected Standard

36%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Widden Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Gloucester, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Widden Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 443 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #174 of 209 primaries in Gloucestershire and #12,887 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 58%

Reading50% LA 75%

Writing50% LA 68%

Maths43% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

20%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading35% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing38% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths28% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 60%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.5

Write

LA -0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2022-03-22

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-03-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.9%(13 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 443 pupils. During this period, there were 19 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	443	19	4.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	420	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	470	11	2.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	449	6	1.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	424	7	1.7%	0.8%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 27 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils