The Corsham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 12 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 136611
- Address
- The Tynings, SN13 9DF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1264 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 89.4%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
Biology | GCSE | 51 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Dance | GCSE | 5 |
English Language | GCSE | 193 |
English Literature | GCSE | 185 |
Admissions
The Corsham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 250
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 252
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 243
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 223 117 106 |
Year 8 | 259 133 126 |
Year 9 | 230 116 114 |
Year 10 | 203 101 102 |
Year 11 | 195 89 106 |
Year 12 | 79 35 44 |
Year 13 | 75 33 42 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 91.0% 87.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 46.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 68.0% 62.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 25.1% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.7% 2.2% |