Widmer End Community Combined School is an inspiring school often referred to as "a hidden gem" by visitors. We aspire to develop happy, well-rounded children with a love for learning, underpinned by our 6 core values: Unity, Trust, Courage, Curiosity, Respect and Kindness.

Whilst we are already a 'Good' school, we are always looking at ways in which we can develop and improve so that our pupils gain a rich and broad learning experience while at Widmer End.  We believe in igniting excitement around learning, bringing it to life and ensuring all pupils really love being at school and achieve their unique potential. 

We have a carefully planned continuous provision in our Early Years department, enabling all children to learn vital skills, challenge their thinking and help them to embed new concepts. As pupils journey through our school, we are proud to offer incredible learning opportunities such as: our Forest School provision; various specialist whole-school curriculum days; a huge array of staff-led and specialist teacher clubs, from Indian Dance and kick-boxing to choir and computing; and our incredible Read Write Inc phonics scheme, which ensures all children have a flying start to their reading journey.

At Widmer End, we believe in developing the whole child. As well as striving for strong academic progress, we know that children deserve to be happy, confident and resilient. It is important to us that they grow into kind, respectful and responsible citizens of the world and ready for their next stage of education and life itself. Because of this, we have invested in excellent pastoral support with a full-time pastoral leader in post to ensure all pupils' wellbeing is at the heart of what we do.  

It is a great privilege for me to lead such a wonderful, community-focused school.  Our incredible, hard-working team love what they do and receive high-quality training and support, ensuring that our children are given the best possible learning experiences. This is visible as soon as you enter our school building.  We have fantastic, well-behaved pupils here who love their school and are proud to be a pupil at Widmer End.  

From reading about us, I hope you will feel the pride we have in what we do here every single day. If you are considering Widmer End School for your child, please come and visit us and speak to our staff and children - we will answer any questions you may have.

We hope you will find our website helpful.

Please click here to access  a virtual tour of our school building and grounds.

Best wishes,

Mrs Hillier
Headteacher

Our Typical School Day

The front gate will open for parents, guardians and carers at 08:30 and close at 08:45. Our School day begins with a whistle at 08:43, children are met on the playground and quietly led into their classrooms. Registration is 08:45-08:55, children arriving after 08:45 MUST come straight to the front office.

Our core subjects of English, Maths and Phonics usually take place in the morning, broken up with shared assembly times for Reception & KS1, and KS2. Our other lessons take place after lunch, which is 12 - 1pm. For one lunch break per week, we provide 'positive play' sessions, using our supplier First Touch.

The day finishes at 15:15. Parents, guardians and carers will be let in through the front & side gates and meet their children on the playground. Teachers are usually available for a quick chat, although we prefer you to book an appointment if you have any concerns or questions. Our gates are locked by 15:25. Any parent arriving late to collect their child will be contacted and need to come straight to the front office.

Our wraparound care is provided by Friends At Play, please see the wraparound care section on our website for more details.