The Corsham School

The Corsham School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, now rated as good in all areas including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The headteacher's strong leadership and commitment to high expectations for students have cultivated a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and respected. Students are encouraged to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities that enrich their educational experience and foster social development.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils set by leaders.
• A calm and orderly atmosphere conducive to learning.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities available.
• Effective support provided for students with SEND.
• Rising proportion of pupils completing the English Baccalaureate.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum content in art and mathematics lacks organization.
• Meeting the high expectations in English and languages is inconsistent.
• Some disadvantaged pupils have attendance issues that need addressing.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Corsham School attended 90.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.8% of pupils at The Corsham School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Corsham School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 6.7% of pupils at The Corsham School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 16 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Corsham School received £6,568 and spent £6,695 for each of its 1,360 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,870,000 (£1,375 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of The Corsham School Academy Group, income was £6,703 and spending £6,751 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Corsham School is part of The Corsham School Academy Group, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• The Corsham Regis Primary Academy Corsham

What is The Corsham School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Corsham School is Good, from an inspection in February 2025.

When was The Corsham School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Corsham School was last inspected in February 2025.

How many pupils does The Corsham School have?

The Corsham School has 1,427 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Corsham School cover?

The Corsham School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Corsham School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 45.3, and 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Corsham School?

The Corsham School is at The Tynings, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DF.