Castle Mead School
Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, BA14 6GD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Larkham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 357
- URN
- 140223
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225768641
About this school
Castle Mead School is a primary academy in Trowbridge. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 357 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 50 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 56% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 62% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 72% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 48% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Castle Mead School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 391 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle Mead School compares
Castle Mead School ranked 94th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.5% | 23.8% | 357 | — |
| The Mead Community Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 9.1% | 489 | 0.6 miles |
| Paxcroft Primary School | — | — | — | 276 | 0.7 miles |
| Willowbrook Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 52.6% | 85 | 1.0 miles |
| Bellefield Primary and Nursery School | 41% | 6.4% | 26.6% | 317 | 1.1 miles |
| West Ashton Church of England Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 13.2% | 88 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.84%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 11.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Mead Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Paxcroft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Willowbrook Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
West Ashton Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Trowbridge
Castle Mead School ranks 7th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Trowbridge.
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holbrook Primary School Primary
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keevil CofE Primary School Primary
- Newtown Community Primary School Primary
- North Bradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Paxcroft Primary School Primary
- Southwick Church of England Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge Primary
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castle Mead School teach?
- Castle Mead School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Trowbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Castle Mead School?
- The headteacher of Castle Mead School is Mrs Emma Larkham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle Mead School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle Mead School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Castle Mead School?
- Castle Mead School has 357 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Castle Mead School full?
- Castle Mead School has capacity for 420 pupils and 357 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle Mead School a faith school?
- No. Castle Mead School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castle Mead School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Castle Mead School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Castle Mead School?
- Castle Mead School is part of EQUA MEAD LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Castle Mead School have?
- The schools register lists Castle Mead School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Castle Mead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle Mead School rank locally?
- Castle Mead School ranked 94th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle Mead School's absence rate?
- Castle Mead School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle Mead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Mead School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.