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Castle Mead School

Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, BA14 6GD

Local ranking128th of 190 primary schools in Wiltshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
60.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
69.0%
Writing (Expected)
67.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
63.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
52

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
376
Boys
188 (50%)
Girls
188 (50%)
Capacity
420 (90% full)
SEND
36.2%
FSM Eligible
23.8%
EAL
22.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
13.6%
SEN Support
22.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.9
Budget per Pupil
£8,030/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 74.6%
  • White Other: 9.4%
  • Black African: 4.0%
  • Mixed Other: 3.5%
  • Other: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 0.5%

74.6%

White British

9.4%

White Other

4.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
140223
UKPRN
10047228
Establishment No.
2015
Trust
EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST

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