Castle Mead School
Primary schoolCastle Mead School is a primary school in Wiltshire, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 357 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 7 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Castle Mead School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Wiltshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wiltshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Mead Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
- Paxcroft Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 20241.1 km
- Willowbrook Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
- West Ashton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wiltshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).