The Corsham School, Corsham

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include photography, Duke of Edinburgh and homework club.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 27 January 2027 at 8.30am and an open evening on Thursday 4 February 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Corsham School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Wiltshire and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wiltshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.13: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 27.4, against 49.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 22.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 229 families put The Corsham School as their first choice and 323 named it as one of their preferences, for 222 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Corsham School are Sheldon School (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5); Hardenhuish School (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.3); The Young People's Support Centre (4 miles); and Abbeyfield School (4.5 miles).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than The Corsham School.

The Corsham School is one of 2 schools run by The Corsham School Academy Group, an academy trust.

225 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Corsham School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 53% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (53%).

Of the 195 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 78 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 36% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 95 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 78 (5.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The Corsham School has a resourced provision for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of The Corsham School.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The School (s-bound), 250 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Corsham School issued 174 suspensions, 12.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Corsham School are The Corsham Regis Primary Academy (0.4 miles); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corsham (0.4 miles); Corsham Primary School (0.5 miles); and Neston Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.