River Mead School

State-Funded School

river-mead-school-wiltshire-south-west

South WestRegion

WiltshireLocal Authority

Melksham and DevizesConstituency

SN12 7EDPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

River Mead School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Wiltshire, South West.

It currently serves 261 pupils. River Mead School is part of EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

261

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 261
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
14 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.