The Corbet School | |
Motto: | "Inspire, Achieve, Succeed" |
Type: | Academy |
Head Label: | Headteacher |
Head: | Jane Tinker |
Chair Label: | Chair of Governors |
Chair: | Helen Scarisbrick |
Medium: | English |
Address: | Eyton Lane |
Location: | Baschurch |
Postcode: | SY4 2AX |
County: | Shropshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.7938°N -2.8508°W |
Local Authority: | Shropshire Council |
Dfeno: | 893/5401 |
Urn: | 137336 |
Ofsted: | yes |
Enrolment: | 700+ |
Gender: | Mixed |
Lower Age: | 11 (Year 7) |
Upper Age: | 16 (Year 11) |
Houses: | Cedar, Oak, Redwood, Beech, Elm, Teak |
Website: | http://www.corbetschool.net/ |
Former Name: | Baschurch County Modern school |
The Corbet School is a mixed secondary school located in Baschurch in the English county of Shropshire.[1]
Originally known as Baschurch Secondary Modern School, later the school became comprehensive and went on to gain specialist status as a Technology College. In September 2011 The Corbet School converted to academy status.
The Corbet School offers GCSEs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.
All Year 7 pupils will be allocated a language to study (French or Spanish). They will study this language for the rest of school resulting in a GCSE qualification at the end of Year 11.[2]
All pupils in Years 7-9 will study:
At the End of Year 9 all students are required to take:
But Must also choose three of the following in the Spring Term of Year 9 for their GCSEs:
As well as these, KS4 students also have PSHE and PE lessons that do not reward a GCSE qualification.
Some pupils will do Literacy as opposed to French or Spanish.
Academic Year 2018-19
The overall percentage attendance: 95.05%
The overall percentage of unauthorised absence in this period: 0.4%
The overall percentage of authorised absence: 4.1%[3]