The Corsham School

The Corsham School
Motto I Can Inspire
Type Academy
Headteacher Martin Williams
Location The Tynings
Corsham
Wiltshire
SN13 9DF
England
Coordinates: 51°25′49″N 2°11′29″W / 51.4304°N 2.1914°W / 51.4304; -2.1914
DfE URN 136611 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Staff 120
Students 1,300
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Colours Navy and white         
Website www.corsham.wilts.sch.uk

The Corsham School is a large secondary school, with a sixth form, in Corsham, Wiltshire, England. The school has academy status, and in January 2015 had 1,307 pupils.[1]

Background

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

Layout

The school is split into five blocks. It has three playgrounds and one big field.

Academic standards

The Corsham School was described as "exceptional" in increasing the number of pupils attaining top level GCSE grades by Bob Wolfson, Wiltshire's education director, in January 2004. More than two-thirds of Corsham's pupils achieved five or more A* to C grades at GCSE in 2003, a big improvement from just over half the students in 2002.[2]School Standards Minister, David Miliband, announced that he was keen to see the strategy spread to most schools in the country.[3]

In 2009, the school received an 'outstanding' Ofsted report. In December 2012, the school achieved a rating of 'good'.

History

The Corsham School opened as a comprehensive school in 1972,[4] replacing Corsham Secondary Modern School which had opened in 1955.[5]

The school specialised as a Visual Arts College until the closure of the Specialist schools programme in 2011.[6]

Notable past pupils

Jessica Decca Aitkenhead - Guardian Columnist

Caroline Norris - BBC Television Producer of Horrible Histories

Gavin Schmidt - NASA climatologist

Zoe Sugg - Youtuber

Joe Sugg - Youtuber

References

  1. "Edubase record for The Corsham School". Department for Education. January 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. "The unsung schools set a high standard", Western Daily Press, 15 January 2004
  3. "Education is about getting the right mix", Western Daily Press, 23 January 2004
  4. "The Corsham School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. "Corsham Secondary Modern School". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. "Edubase record for The Corsham School - A Visual Arts College". Department for Education. January 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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