Widcombe Infant School
Academy converter primary school in Bath (Bath and North East Somerset).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
I hope you enjoy looking at our website and getting a small glimpse of life at Widcombe Infant School. Children are at the heart of our school. We have been judged a good school by Ofsted with outstanding personal development. However we continually strive to improve and make Widcombe Infant School the best school it can be for our children.
Widcombe Infant School with Widcombe CE Junior School is part of the Palladian Academy Trust. Our school day opens at 8.40-8.45am and closes at 3.15pm which amounts to 32.5 hours in a typical week. Please feel free to contact me at school by telephoning 01225 421998 if you would like a guided tour and see at first hand life at Widcombe Infant School.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Netball
- Orchestra
and 5 more
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Active MarkRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 143010
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (12 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Katharine Frances Blackwell | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Justin Patrick O'Byrne Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Ceri Morris | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lulie Anderson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Ms Helen Louise Archer | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stephen Tomlin | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Owen Lewis | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Timothy Mikes Nyeste Davis | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Justin Patrick O'Byrne | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Charles Jensen | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dragana Houston | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Justin Patrick O'Byrne | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Alison Watts | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2001 |
| Dr Mary Ann Udale-Smith Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Rob Mitchell Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sophie Turner Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jonathan Tickner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Gareth Kajzer-Hughes Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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