River Mead School | School performance

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

281

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

281

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

38%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

281

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWiltshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio13.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of River Mead School · Primary · Wiltshire

Part ofEQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

38%

-3pp

58%43%28%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 38%

RWM higher standard

+6pp

6%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

47%

Reading higher standard

21%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

12%

Maths expected standard

44%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

59%

SPAG expected standard

38%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

100.0

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

281

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

40%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Lowbourne, Melksham, SN12 7ED

Local authority

Wiltshire

Website

www.rivermead.wilts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01225703428

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	38%	6%	47%	21%	50%	12%	44%	6%	59%	38%	102.0	100.0	100.0	—	—	—	40%	281
2023/24	41%	0%	56%	33%	53%	18%	50%	0%	59%	56%	105.0	99.0	103.0	—	—	—	40%	247
2022/23	28%	0%	50%	13%	44%	0%	38%	3%	41%	34%	100.0	99.0	97.0	-3.00	-2.00	-3.60	40%	269
2018/19	31%	3%	45%	7%	55%	7%	41%	3%	79%	52%	100.0	100.0	102.0	-3.60	-2.10	-4.90	33%	244
2017/18	58%	4%	58%	15%	73%	31%	65%	4%	81%	65%	103.0	101.0	103.0	-3.20	-1.20	-3.90	29%	256
2016/17	22%	0%	44%	0%	48%	4%	26%	4%	59%	33%	97.0	95.0	99.0	-5.50	-3.30	-7.60	38%	223

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	281	19.4	40%	17%	45%	7%	17%
2023/24	247	16.2	40%	12%	47%	8%	26%
2022/23	269	20.2	40%	10%	48%	9%	27%
2021/22	261	19.0	35%	8%	50%	9%	28%
2020/21	261	17.4	38%	8%	39%	—	—
2018/19	244	16.5	33%	12%	48%	7%	16%
2017/18	256	14.7	29%	14%	49%	6%	13%
2016/17	223	15.2	38%	13%	44%	7%	16%