Castle Mead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 2023 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
- 140223
- Address
- Mascroft Road, BA14 6GD
- Website
- www.castlemead.wilts.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 376 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 22.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 74.2%
Other White 9.3%
Mixed 6%
African 4%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.8
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsBelow average-2.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Castle Mead School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 10 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 25 22 |
| Year 1 | 48 27 21 |
| Year 2 | 53 13 40 |
| Year 3 | 34 21 13 |
| Year 4 | 52 26 26 |
| Year 5 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 6 | 52 30 22 |