River Mead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 139260
- Address
- Lowbourne, SN12 7ED
- Website
- www.rivermead.wilts.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 281 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 80.4%
Other White 5.3%
African 3.9%
Other 3.9%
Mixed 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3
WritingAverage-2
MathsWell below average-3.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 41%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
River Mead School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 19 15 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 5 3 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 27 14 13 |
| Year 1 | 34 16 18 |
| Year 2 | 38 23 15 |
| Year 3 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 4 | 35 17 18 |
| Year 5 | 34 26 8 |
| Year 6 | 35 16 19 |