River Mead School is a primary school located in Melksham. 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 24/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Lowbourne, Melksham

School Information

Address: Lowbourne, Melksham, SN12 7ED
Website: www.rivermead.wilts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01225703428
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wiltshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Austin
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139260

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 261
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
N/A: -3.6 Confidence interval -5.9 to -1.3
Writing
N/A: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.9 to -2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:31%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
River Mead School
Lowbourne , SN12 7ED 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Manor CofE VC Primary School
Ruskin Avenue , SN12 7NG 		1out of 4 461 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aloeric Primary School
St Michael's Road , SN12 6HN 		3out of 4 1,233 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
Cranesbill Road , SN12 7GN 		3out of 4 1,484 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shaw CE Primary School
Corsham Road , Shaw SN12 8EQ 		2out of 4 2,609 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Melksham Oak Community School
, Bowerhill SN12 6QZ 		2out of 4 2,321 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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