River Mead School
Academy sponsor led in Melksham, Wiltshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 261 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 45.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Address | Lowbourne, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7ED |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.rivermead.wilts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01225703428 |
| URN | 139260 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 1 October 2024, published 19 November 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Aloeric Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Shaw CE Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Bowerhill Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington (primary school, about 4.0 km)
- Lacock Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
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