Castle Mead School is a primary school located in Trowbridge. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mascroft Road, Trowbridge

School Information

Address: Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, BA14 6GD
Website: www.castlemead.wilts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01225768641
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma Larkham
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140223

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 305
Number of Pupils: 370
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 175

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.6
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Mead School
Mascroft Road , Hilperton BA14 6GD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Mead Community Primary School
Hackett Place , Hilperton BA14 7GN 		4out of 4 1,041 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Paxcroft Primary School
Ashton Street , BA14 7EB 		3out of 4 1,220 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Longmeadow
Broadcloth Lane , BA14 7HE 		2out of 4 1,743 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
Windermere Road , BA14 8TE 		3out of 4 1,957 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Clarendon Academy
Frome Road , BA14 0DJ 		3out of 4 2,894 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The John of Gaunt School
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EH 		3out of 4 3,011 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic College
Wingfield Road , BA14 9EN 		4out of 4 3,021 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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