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Welcome to Widcombe Church of England Junior School, a member of the Palladian Academy Trust. The school is situated in the centre of Bath, within walking distance of all the sports facilities, museums, art galleries and parks the city has to offer.

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13 February 2020

Year 5 Zen Gardens

This term, as part of our topic on Japan, we have been learning about the art of Zen gardens. We learnt that the Japanese rock garden or "dry landscape" garden, are often called zen gardens. We decided to create our own...

13 February 2020

A busy sporting week

We enjoyed a series of sporting events this week. Widcombe Championships Netball was the dedicated sport for Widcombe Championship Day. Congratulations to Grainger who were victorious. Multi skills Well done to the ten childre...

6 February 2020

Year 3 Lego Robotics

As part of their topic on Machines, Year 3 got the chance to experiment with Lego to experience how gears, pulleys and levers work. It was fascinating to try out our own ideas and see how this changed how far the ball flew or how...

6 February 2020

Children’s Mental Health Week

On Thursday we were visited by Lucy Aston from Yogadoo. She hosted a whole school assembly on how to keep ourselves happy and healthy. Lucy highlighted the link between our physical and mental health - we need to focus on activiti...

31 January 2020

School in a Bag Fundraiser

On Wednesday, Comets class completed their sponsored obstacle course in order to raise funds for our school charity, School in a Bag. The children braved the icy conditions to complete a circuit around the playground consisting of...

31 January 2020

Year 3 Trip to Bath Museum of Work

On Thursday Year 3 visited the Bath at Work Museum to find out about old factories and machines. This will help us picture the world of great engineers such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel. We had a tour of the factory, watched some vi...

23 January 2020

Year 6 World War 2 Trip

On Monday, World War 2 sadly came to Y6 and an emergency evacuation had to take place! The children arrived to school in full costume completely unaware of what the day ahead of them had in store. Little did they know, once they...

16 January 2020

Trees for Climate Change

Continuing our school campaign to plant as many trees across our school community by March this year, children in Supernova class planted over 40 native trees this week in Chestnut Corner. These will be trained as hedgerow plants...

9 January 2020

News from Chestnut Corner

This week, some children had a ready steady bake off (!) on the fire in Chestnut Corner. Its amazing how many recipes they could create from just apples, oats, flour, sugar and butter! Others have been planting bulbs, stroking ou...

12 December 2019

Year 6 Migration Museum

On Monday afternoon, the children in Y6 hosted a 'Migration Museum' to showcase some of the work they have completed throughout their theme of Migration. The children had been studying and have become experts on a&nbs...

6 December 2019

The Big Climate Fightback

Despite being a busy term, WJS children are still finding time to look after our planet! Last week Comets made an online pledge to take part in the Big Climate Fightback Campaign organised by the Woodland Trust. They joined thousa...

6 December 2019

Year 3 Passport to the World Exhibition

Year 3 put on an amazing travel expo as part of their Passport to the World topic, which was well attended by parents and friends. The children in Year 3 enjoyed being experts on their chosen countries and sharing their research b...

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Calendar

24February

Start of Term 4

02March

Book Week in School

03March

04March

Book Week in School

05March

06March

Book Week in School

09March

13March

Nebula Class Assembly

09:00

15March

Widcombe Schools Run the Bath Half Marathon

17March

Easter Expressions Day

21March

Junior Wild Child Session

10:00 - 16:00

24March

Dance Umbrella Performance at The Forum for Dance Club

18:30 - 20:30

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Headteacher's Welcome

Our Prospectus

Term Dates

Contact Us

Latest News

Year 5 Zen Gardens

A busy sporting week

Year 3 Lego Robotics

Children’s Mental Health Week

School in a Bag Fundraiser

Year 3 Trip to Bath Museum of Work

Year 6 World War 2 Trip

Trees for Climate Change

News from Chestnut Corner

Year 6 Migration Museum

The Big Climate Fightback

Year 3 Passport to the World Exhibition

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