Corsham Primary School
About Corsham Primary School
Corsham Primary School sits within the Wiltshire local authority, a large county with 201 primary schools. In the most recent ranking of these schools by KS2 performance, Corsham placed 121st, putting it in the bottom half of the LA table. The top-performing peers in the area include Stanton St Quintin Primary and Nursery School, The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy, and Sutton Veny CofE School, all of which scored significantly higher on the same metric. Corsham’s ranking score of 47 places it well behind these three, and the school falls into the bottom 50 nationally for its key stage 2 expected standard measure. That said, the school is not without its strengths. It is a large, mixed-gender state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with 666 pupils on roll against a capacity of 735. The school has no religious character and does not offer nursery provision. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 119 applications for 57 places, with 52 first-preference offers made.
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
18 Jun 2024Source: Ofsted, 17 Jul 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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