River Mead School

School Name: River Mead School
Address: Lowbourne
Town/City: Melksham
County: Wiltshire
Postcode: SN12 7ED
Telephone Number: 01225 703428
Website: www.rivermead.wilts.sch.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Equa Mead Learning Trust

Headteacher: Miss Louise Harrison
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 261 (57% boys & 43% girls)
Enrollment: 124% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 45%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• VI - Visual Impairment
• OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 139260
DfE Number: 865/2010
UKPRN: 10040142
UPRN: 200001309495
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Wiltshire (E06000054)
Constituency: Melksham and Devizes (E14001356)
Electoral Ward: Melksham Forest (E05016253)

Easting & Northing: 390766E, 164339N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 22' 43.19" N 2° 8' 2.16" W
Plus Code: 9C3V9VH8+FC

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