River Mead School
School Name: River Mead School Address: Lowbourne Town/City: Melksham County: Wiltshire Postcode: SN12 7ED Country: 200001309495 Telephone Number: 01225 703428 Website: www.rivermead.wilts.sch.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 4-11) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2013 Trust: The Mead Academy Trust Sponsor: The Mead Academy Trust
Headteacher: Mrs Karen Austin
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 261 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 124% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.8%
- 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
Region: South West (E12000009)
District: Wiltshire (E06000054)
Constituency: Chippenham (E14000635)
Electoral Ward: Melksham Forest (E05013446)
Easting & Northing: 390766E, 164339N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 22' 43.19" N 2° 8' 2.16" W
Plus Code: 9C3V9VH8+FC
DfE Record: View record
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School (0.4km)
- Aloeric Primary School (1.1km)
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School (1.4km)
- Melksham Oak Community School (2.1km)
- Shaw CE Primary School (2.4km)
- Bowerhill Primary School (2.4km)
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School (3.1km)
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington (4.0km)
- Lacock Church of England Primary School (4.2km)
- Seend Church of England Primary School (4.7km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Mrs Sandra Dixon - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 September 2026.
- Sarah Inman - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
- Mr Colin Kay - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 30 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 March 2027.
- Ms Sharon Kirwan - Local Governor. Appointed on 22 March 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 22 March 2025.
- Mrs Natalie Remington - Local Governor. Appointed on 23 November 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 23 November 2025.
- Mr Bruce Sanders - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 May 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 May 2025.
- Lesley Shellard - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 1 September 2025.