School Chooser

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademy119 pupilsCorshamWiltshire
School Chooser Score
13
Well below
similar schools
Likely range 5 to 30, so it could be “below”
Out of 100. Better than 47% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, February 2022
Reached the expected level at 1148%England 63%
Attendance92.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families50%Far more than most schools
Places151 spare119 pupils, 270 places
Pupils per teacher17.3School workforce census

The Corsham Regis Primary Academy is a sponsored academy in Corsham for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 119 pupils and room for 270. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 13 out of 100. That puts it well below schools like it, ahead of 47% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Kings Avenue, Corsham Regis Primary Academy, Kings Avenue, Corsham, SN13 0EG01249 712294corshamregis.wilts.sch.ukMrs Abby Symons headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 9 February 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

21 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1148%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score102.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score102.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 37%37%20172018: 58%58%20182019: 38%38%20192023: 50%50%20232024: 45%45%20242025: 48%48%2025
Since 2017: +11%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017WiltshireEngland
Pupils tested213120242619
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%45%50%38%58%37%60%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%5%0%8%0%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score102.0103.0103.0100.0104.0102.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score102.0100.0101.0100.0103.0101.0103.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score101.0100.0103.098.0103.0103.0104.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard76%65%75%50%69%63%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard67%45%55%54%65%47%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)52%77%85%63%85%79%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.9-4.9-1.1-4.4
Maths progressMaths progress score-2.1-4.4-1.2-4.9
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged33%46%50%42%63%25%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged58%44%50%33%56%45%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
33%58%
Gap 25 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
27%70%
Gap 43 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places132 pupils for 270 places, 2024/25
49% full

138 places were empty (51% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 12% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (24 offers for 30 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary3024all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll119Census January 2026
Places27044% full
Pupils from low-income families50%50% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English13%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support34%40 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%2 pupils with a plan
Average class size23.52 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)48%£88,350 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls63 / 56
White British pupils72%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (13), language and communications needs (13), emotional and mental health (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll119130144143150159
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals50%49%52%48%39%34%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language13%13%7%8%5%4%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support26%24%30%28%18%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%2%1%3%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance92.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school21.2%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils6.22024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence7.6%6.6%8.2%5.8%3.7%4.0%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence5.7%5.1%7.2%5.2%3.2%3.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%1.4%1.0%0.6%0.5%0.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence21.2%16.5%22.2%13.8%6.5%10.7%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate6.20.00.01.30.6
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers6.9full-time equivalent, 10 people
Pupils per teacher17.3Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.8full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,144
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher18.82024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,338England £7,128. Total £954k
Income per pupil£8,115England £7,587. Total £1.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,115England £3,405
Money in reserve39%A lot put by: £410k, £3,154 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£101kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£7,338spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m15812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate52 per 1,000 people43% lower than the England average
Typical house price£320,000Wiltshire
Nearest bus stop20 mComprehensive School, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, CorshamRoman Catholic850 m184Good 202251Compare
Corsham Primary SchoolAcademy970 m651Good 202437Compare
Neston Primary SchoolAcademy1.7 miles195Good 202371Compare
Queen's Crescent SchoolAcademy2.4 miles411Good 202379Compare
St Peter's CofE AcademyAcademy2.7 miles185No overall grade 202515Compare
Frogwell Primary SchoolFoundation2.7 miles159Requires improvement 20242Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy3.0 miles165Report card 202633Compare
Redland Primary SchoolCouncil3.0 miles291Report card 202648Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares The Corsham Regis Primary Academy with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats47%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 13 is about the same as the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 14 · highest 81100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 13 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 13% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 5 to 30. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.24
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 21 pupils
Ofsted inspection16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 4.6 years old
Progress pupils make20%below
-0.07
DfE progress measure; 21 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.09
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well below
-0.14
2024/25; 118 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.06
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 21 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is The Corsham Regis Primary Academy a good school?

The figures are weak. The Corsham Regis Primary Academy scores 13 out of 100. That is well below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 47% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 5 to 30, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is The Corsham Regis Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated The Corsham Regis Primary Academy good at its last full inspection on 9 February 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How good are The Corsham Regis Primary Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 48% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does The Corsham Regis Primary Academy have?

119 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 270 places, so it is 44% full.

Is The Corsham Regis Primary Academy oversubscribed?

Probably not. 138 places were empty in 2024/25 (51% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at The Corsham Regis Primary Academy?

Pupils were in school 92.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at The Corsham Regis Primary Academy?

The average class had 23.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Kings Avenue, Corsham Regis Primary Academy, Kings Avenue, Corsham, SN13 0EG
Telephone
01249 712294
Website
www.corshamregis.wilts.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Abby Symons
Type of school
Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Corsham School Academy Group (2 schools)
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward
Corsham Ladbrook
Constituency
Chippenham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2013 (new provision)
URN
139023 · LAESTAB 8652000 · UKPRN 10039657
Formerly
Corsham Regis Primary School

Where these figures come from