OFSTED
1 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wiltshire
Trust
EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
261
222 full-time ·
39 part-time
Female pupils
111
42.5% of pupils
Male pupils
150
57.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.3 pts
above England
School
42.1%
Wiltshire
16.2%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.1 pts
below England
School
17.2%
Wiltshire
7.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Wiltshire
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.9%
206
African
5.0%
13
Any other White background
3.4%
9
Bangladeshi
2.7%
7
Indian
2.7%
7
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
41.0%
107 of
261 pupils
20.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
13.5 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
38.0%
22.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
47.0%
Reading
26.8 pts below England
School
47.0%
Wiltshire
72.6%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Writing
20.3 pts below England
School
50.0%
Wiltshire
69.0%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
44.0%
Maths
28.0 pts below England
School
44.0%
Wiltshire
70.7%
South West
70.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.63 pts
higher than
England
School
6.85%
Wiltshire
5.54%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.45%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.64 pts
higher than
England
School
17.45%
Wiltshire
12.36%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
higher than
England
School
1.89%
Wiltshire
1.62%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
124.3%
36.1 pts
above England
River Mead School
124.3%
Wiltshire
78.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.