The Corsham School


The Corsham School is a large secondary school, with a sixth form, in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. The school has academy status, and as of January 2025 has 1,361 pupils enrolled.
WWW corsham.wilts.sch.uk

Catchment

Students attend from the market town of Corsham and nearby villages such as Colerne, Neston, Box, Lacock, Shaw and Batheaston; and from more distant places such as the towns of Chippenham and Melksham and the city of Bath.

Layout

The school has five main blocks R, H, L, S, T. It has two playgrounds and a large field which are used at break time and lunchtime and also for PE lessons. The school also makes use of the nearby Springfield Community Centre, with its pitches and swimming pool, for PE lessons.

Academic standards

An Ofsted inspection in September 2019 graded the school as 'Good' in every rating category. A follow-up inspection in January 2025 found that the school had taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection; for this type of assessment, Ofsted no longer issues grades.

History

The Corsham School opened as a comprehensive school in 1972, replacing Corsham Secondary Modern School which had opened in 1955. The school specialised as a Visual Arts College until the closure of the Specialist schools programme in 2011.

Student Leaders

The Corsham School has an alternative approach to student leadership. After removing the traditional student council system in 2014, a new system was introduced whereby Student Leaders are appointed from the sixth form.
The Student Leaders' work has included:

Notable past pupils