The Corsham School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Corsham, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.864 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Corsham School is a secondary school in Corsham, Wiltshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Corsham School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.864 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 4.864 miles away, the 7th shortest of 28 Wiltshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 229 first-choice applications for 222 offers; 214 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Tynings, Corsham, SN13 9DF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils prosper as a result of the high expectations the school has of their achievement and conduct.”
- “Pupils joining the school, including the many pupils who arrive mid-year, experience a thorough transition programme.”
- “This prepares pupils well to become successful members of the school community.”
To improve
- “Through questioning and assessing, they check how well pupils can recall what they have learned However, in a minority of subjects, pupils do not have guidance on how to improve their learning in a way that is clear or precise.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not make the progress they could.”
- “However, the work to identify the precise needs of pupils who are in the early stages of reading is more recent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 229 first-preference applications, 222 offers in total, 214 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Sheldon School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hardenhuish School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Melksham Oak Community School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Laurence School 6.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic College 7.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The John of Gaunt School 7.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsbury Green Academy 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published