Academy sponsor led · Wiltshire

Castle Mead School

2–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140223URN

Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, BA14 6GD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

69 applications for 36 places · 46th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 36 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.8; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2016 4.2; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2015 4.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2014 2.6; Wiltshire median median 1.9

This school
Wiltshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	36	69	1.9	36	1.00
Sep 2025	39	66	1.7	39	1.00
Sep 2024	41	81	2.0	41	1.00
Sep 2023	43	82	1.9	40	0.93
Sep 2022	44	86	2.0	44	1.00
Sep 2021	39	109	2.8	39	1.00
Sep 2020	54	100	1.9	53	0.98
Sep 2019	56	97	1.7	53	0.95
Sep 2018	57	139	2.4	50	0.88
Sep 2017	59	132	2.2	59	1.00
Sep 2016	30	125	4.2	48	1.60
Sep 2015	28	134	4.8	44	1.57
Sep 2014	25	64	2.6	10	0.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 67% · Maths 69% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%91st of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	6%	104	103
2023/24	56%	4%	103	103
2022/23	38%	9%	103	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Castle Mead SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Mead Community Primary School
1.0 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Paxcroft Primary School
1.1 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place
Willowbrook Primary School
1.6 km · Wiltshire

2026

2.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Bellefield Primary and Nursery School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
West Ashton Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.0 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Holbrook Primary School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Newtown Community Primary School
2.2 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140223 · 865/2015
Trust: Equa Mead Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 26.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Mascroft Road, Trowbridge, BA14 6GD
Local authority: Wiltshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources