OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 136611
The Corsham School
Academy converter · Corsham · SN13 9DF
Ages 11–18 · 1,427 pupils · Wiltshire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
45.9
Overall absence
8.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2019-09-11
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.13
−20+2
Attainment 845.9
English & maths grade 5+43%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry39%
EBacc APS: 4.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.5%
Unauthorised2.2%
- Authorised absence
- 6.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,145
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
1,427 pupils · 1,536 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427
- Boys / girls
- 735 / 692
- School capacity
- 1,536
- Capacity fill
- 1,427 / 1,536 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- FSM pupils
- 212
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE CORSHAM SCHOOL ACADEMY GROUP
- Academy trust
- THE CORSHAM SCHOOL ACADEMY GROUP
- Sponsor
- The Corsham School
- Headteacher
- Mr Rodney Bell
Location
- Address
- The Tynings
- Postcode
- SN13 9DF
- Town
- Corsham
- County
- Wiltshire
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- District
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Corsham, Wiltshire, 1,427 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 17.2%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Corsham Regis Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Corsham · SN13 0EG · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM49.6%
0.4 miles away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Corsham · SN13 9HS · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM14.1%
0.4 miles away
Corsham Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Corsham · SN13 9YW · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS259%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM12.4%
0.5 miles away
Neston Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Neston, Corsham · SN13 9SX · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- FSM12.3%
1.3 miles away
Notton House Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy special converter
Chippenham · SN15 2NF · Bristol, City of
Ages 8–19
- Att84.0
- P8-1.9
- EM5+0%
- Absence23.3%
2.7 miles away
Queen's Crescent School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chippenham · SN14 0QT · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM11.2%
2.7 miles away
Churchfields, the Village School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Melksham · SN12 8HY · Wiltshire
Ages 4–11
- FSM10.7%
2.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Rodney Bell
- Telephone
- 01249713284