The Corsham Regis Primary Academy

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy is a small, nurturing primary academy that inspectors found to be fulfilling the expected standard overall, with safeguarding standards met. The school has a well-sequenced curriculum adapted for mixed-age classes, effective phonics teaching, strong early years provision and an inclusive culture. Leaders identify pupils’ needs promptly, support disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND well, and have created a calm, positive atmosphere with good pastoral care and personal development opportunities. Staff, parents and governors speak positively about the school, and leaders have an accurate understanding of its strengths and areas for improvement.

Strengths

• Well-designed and sequenced curriculum suited to mixed-age classes
• Effective phonics teaching that builds secure early reading knowledge
• Strong early years provision with warm relationships and good preparation for Year 1
• Inclusive culture with prompt and accurate identification of SEND and disadvantaged pupils’ needs
• Effective use of additional funding to close gaps for disadvantaged pupils
• Positive leadership and governance with appropriate support and challenge
• Strong personal development offer, including PSHE, British values and pastoral support
• Pupils behave well, are polite and respectful, and bullying is rare

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement in reading, writing and mathematics at the expected and high standard has been significantly below national averages over time
• Mathematics attainment and the Year 4 multiplication check are below national average
• Some teachers do not focus sharply enough on the intended knowledge, which hampers progress for some pupils
• Overall attendance and persistent absence remain above national averages, including for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• Disadvantaged pupils’ gaps in writing and combined reading, writing and mathematics remain notable in recent data

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 Regis Primary Academy attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 2.3% of pupils at The Corsham Regis Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 Regis Primary Academy had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 33.6% of pupils at The Corsham Regis Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Corsham Regis Primary Academy received £8,115 and spent £7,338 for each of its 130 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £410,000 (£3,154 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 Regis Primary Academy is part of The Corsham School Academy Group, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• The Corsham School Corsham

What is The Corsham Regis Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Corsham Regis Primary Academy is Needs attention, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was The Corsham Regis Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does The Corsham Regis Primary Academy have?

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy has 119 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Corsham Regis Primary Academy cover?

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are The Corsham Regis Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Corsham Regis Primary Academy?

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy is at Kings Avenue, Corsham Regis Primary Academy, Kings Avenue, Corsham, SN13 0EG.