The Corbet School is a mixed secondary school located in Baschurch in the English county of Shropshire.
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.
Contents
Lessons
All Year 7 pupils will be allocated a language to study (French or Spanish). They will study the chosen language for the rest of school resulting in a GCSE qualification at the end of Year 11.
Years 7-9 curriculum includes:
English
Maths
Science (Physics, Biology, Chemistry)
French or Spanish
History
Geography
PSHE
Physical Education
Religious Education
Design Technology (Product Design, Textiles, Food)
Art and Design
Music
Drama
ICT
At the end of Year 9 all students must take:
Maths
English (Language and Literature)
Combined Science
French or Spanish
Plus choose three options for GCSEs in Spring Term of Year 9 from:
Physical Education
Design and Technology
Engineering
Art and Design
Religious Studies
Triple Science
Geography
History
Music
Drama
Computer Science
Creative iMedia
Health and Social Care
Hospitality and Catering
KS4 students also continue PSHE and PE (non-GCSE).
Attendance statistics
Academic Year 2018-19
Attendance: 95.05%
Unauthorised absence: 0.4%
Authorised absence: 4.1%
Notable former pupils
Colin Bloomfield, broadcaster
Suzanne Evans, politician
Scott Quigley, footballer
Calum Ferrie, footballer
Chris Chittell, actor