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Castle Mead School

Primary

Wiltshire · Trowbridge · BA14 6GD www.castlemead.wilts.sch.uk/

Pupils
376
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
376
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
376
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWiltshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Mead School · Primary · Wiltshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+4pp
60%48%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
6%
+2pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
376
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, BA14 6GD
Local authority
Wiltshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%6%69%33%67%8%69%15%77%63%104.0103.0102.036%376
2023/2456%4%62%16%72%12%72%24%76%48%103.0103.0100.031%391
2022/2338%9%44%22%56%13%56%13%69%50%103.0103.0102.0-2.80-1.20-2.2031%379
2018/1945%0%59%10%79%3%72%21%93%76%101.0102.0103.0-2.90-1.20-2.4023%332
2017/1835%0%55%15%50%10%35%0%60%50%100.096.0100.0-2.80-2.00-6.7022%315
2016/1756%11%67%33%61%11%67%11%72%67%104.0101.0102.0-1.90-4.30-3.3022%256

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2537619.136%22%24%5%12%
2023/2439116.731%20%24%6%16%
2022/2337918.231%19%23%6%15%
2021/2237119.722%18%20%7%15%
2020/2137019.222%20%17%
2018/1933217.823%18%18%5%12%
2017/1831519.822%18%19%5%12%
2016/1725620.222%18%19%6%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.