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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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8 October 2021

Black History Month

October marks ‘Black History Month’ and at WJS we’ll be using Collective Worship and class PSHE sessions to discuss this topic. The theme for 2021 is, ‘Proud to Be’ This campaign encourages people of...

1 October 2021

European Day of Languages

Last Thursday, WJS celebrated the 20th European Day of Language. 46 countries and over 270000 participants took part in this event. Globalisation and patterns of business ownership mean that citizens increasingly need foreign lang...

14 May 2021

Year 5 Smallcombe Woods Trip

Our Year 5s had a great afternoon in the woods this Thursday. They took part in a Spring scavenger hunt and built some amazing stick towers. There were definitely some budding engineers and it was a close call when we came to meas...

14 May 2021

Year 6 Science - Digestive System

Year 6 had lots of fun learning about how the body digests food. We then demonstrated our understanding by planning and creating digestive systems. It got a bit messy, but it's not an experiment we'll forget anytime soon!

2 April 2021

Ye Olde Curiosity Museum

The children have been busy setting up a Curiosity Museum in the playground at lunchtimes. They have made a beautiful sign (with the help of Caroline Davies), created a museum curator called Brian and lovingly labelled all the cur...

27 November 2020

Age UK at Christmas

Year 3 children have been thinking about others in our community who may be celebrating Christmas on their own this year. They have been making beautiful Christmas cards for the elderly in Bath. These will be delivered to Age UK l...

20 November 2020

Year 6 Migration Project

On Monday, the Year 6 children had a 'Windrush' afternoon where they were looking at the impact of migration on British culture. As part of the afternoon, they rotated around three different workshops with each one focussi...

13 November 2020

The Big Freeze

On Thursday we had half a day off timetable so that we could explore some exciting artwork by the award-winning children’s illustrator, Emma Yarlett. Like many people, we found that although we could name many great bible st...

13 November 2020

Year 5 Anglo-Saxon Morning

Year 5 spent Tuesday morning immersing themselves in the world of the Anglo Saxons. They have visited them on their magic carpet journey but wanted to spend some time outside bringing them to life! They worked in chestnut corner...

6 November 2020

Poppy Tribute

On Monday, children in Years 3 and 6 collaborated on a tribute to be displayed outside school. The beautifully decorated poppies, along which those completed at home, were cut out to form a giant remembrance wreath which will be o...

23 October 2020

Sports Week

We have had a fantastic Sports Week 2020. We have enjoyed dance, The Widcombe Grand Prix, tennis, fitness testing and skipping on top of our normal P.E lessons! There was something for everyone to have a go at. A special well done...

16 October 2020

Forest School

Tuesday afternoon Forest School groups have been sawing, sanding and painting wood to make their own noughts and crosses boards out of hazel, oak and pine wood. There have been some beautiful designs. Chestnut Corner has also been...

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Our Prospectus

Term Dates

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Latest News

Black History Month

European Day of Languages

Year 5 Smallcombe Woods Trip

Year 6 Science - Digestive System

Ye Olde Curiosity Museum

Age UK at Christmas

Year 6 Migration Project

The Big Freeze

Year 5 Anglo-Saxon Morning

Poppy Tribute

Sports Week

Forest School

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