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The Corbet School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Eyton Lane, Baschurch, Shrewsbury SY4 2AX · corbetschool.net · 01939 260296
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Shropshire 42.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 691
- 93% of 744 places
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Corbet School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 153 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 153 | 164 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 139 | 132 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 135 | 134 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 166 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 128 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 44.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Shropshire it was 42.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●44.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.18 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.3 | −3.5 |
| Sixth form college | 64.7 | +5.4 |
| Further education | 8.1 | −5 |
| Other education | 2.2 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 0.7 | −1.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.1 | +5.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +2.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for The Corbet School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (165 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 165
- 22% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 35 parents (21%) with SEND