The Corsham School
The Tynings, Corsham, SN13 9DF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CORSHAM SCHOOL ACADEMY GROUP
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Rodney Bell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Corsham School
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,536
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427
- URN
- 136611
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01249713284
About this school
The Corsham School is a secondary academy in Corsham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,427 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 184 | 195 | 204 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 45.9 | 47.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.24 to +0.18 | +0.13 -0.07 to +0.33 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 42.6% | 46.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 63.1% | 63.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 39% | 22.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Corsham School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 36.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,243 |
| 2023/24 | 1,264 |
| 2024/25 | 1,360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Corsham School compares
The Corsham School ranked 10th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.5 | 9.2% | 18.3% | 1,427 | — |
| Sheldon School | 45.2 | 10.5% | 19.3% | 1,467 | 3.6 miles |
| Hardenhuish School | 47.5 | 8.2% | 15.1% | 1,519 | 3.8 miles |
| Abbeyfield School | — | — | — | 902 | 4.5 miles |
| Melksham Oak Community School | 41.4 | 11% | 23.8% | 1,058 | 5.7 miles |
| St Laurence School | 54.5 | 7.7% | 15.3% | 1,378 | 6.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.27%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.24%
- Persistent absence
- 21.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sheldon School3.6 miles
Secondary · Chippenham
-
Hardenhuish School3.8 miles
Secondary · Chippenham
-
Abbeyfield School4.5 miles
Secondary · Chippenham
-
Melksham Oak Community School5.7 miles
Secondary · Melksham
-
St Laurence School6.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford-on-Avon
Other schools in Corsham
- Box Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corsham Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham Primary
- The Corsham Regis Primary Academy Primary
- Heywood Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Corsham School teach?
- The Corsham School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Corsham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of The Corsham School?
- The executive headteacher of The Corsham School is Mr Rodney Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Corsham School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Corsham School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Corsham School?
- The Corsham School has 1,427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Corsham School full?
- The Corsham School has capacity for 1,536 pupils and 1,427 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Corsham School a faith school?
- No. The Corsham School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Corsham School a selective school?
- No. The Corsham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Corsham School?
- The Corsham School is part of THE CORSHAM SCHOOL ACADEMY GROUP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Corsham School have?
- The schools register lists The Corsham School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Corsham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 47.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Corsham School rank locally?
- The Corsham School ranked 10th of 26 secondary schools in Wiltshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Corsham School's absence rate?
- The Corsham School's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Corsham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Corsham School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.