River Mead SchoolThe Manor CofE VC Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Melksham.

Summary of the comparison

River Mead School and The Manor CofE VC Primary School are primary schools in Melksham.

River Mead School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and The Manor CofE VC Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
River Mead School was judged the expected standard and The Manor CofE VC Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for River Mead School and 48.0% for The Manor CofE VC Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at River Mead School (28.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Manor CofE VC Primary School (25.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).

River Mead School versus The Manor CofE VC Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	MelkshamRiver Mead School	MelkshamThe Manor CofE VC Primary School	England average
Overview
Our score	F38/100	F38/100
Local ranking	159th of 190 in Wiltshire Stronger figure	161st of 190 in Wiltshire
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Academy sponsor led	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	2-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	281	133
Capacity	210	336
Location	Melksham, SN12 7ED	Melksham, SN12 7NG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	38.0%	48.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	6.0%	12.0% Stronger figure	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	102.0	104.0 Stronger figure	106.0
Maths average scaled score	100.0	105.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	281	133
Free school meals (ever 6)	45.4%	51.1%
English as an additional language	17.1%	9.8%
SEN support	20.6%	17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan	18.9%	17.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.8%	6.6% Stronger figure	6.2%
Persistent absence	17.5%	15.3% Stronger figure	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.