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EnglandSouth WestSomersetTA24 5RHMinehead Middle School
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Minehead Middle School

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Somerset · Minehead · TA24 5RH https://www.mineheadmiddleschool.co.uk

Pupils
566
cap. 648
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
27%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
566
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
27%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
566
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 25/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySomerset
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Minehead Middle School · All-through · Somerset

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
27%
-17pp
60%44%27%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
RWM higher standard
1%
-2pp
11%6%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
39%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
52%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
54%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
566
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Ponsford Road, Minehead, TA24 5RH
Local authority
Somerset
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2527%1%62%15%39%3%52%10%69%54%102.0100.0101.018%566
2023/2444%3%69%20%61%4%59%16%67%60%104.0102.0102.015%593
2022/2337%2%65%24%42%2%57%18%65%58%104.0102.0102.0-1.50-5.30-2.4010%582
2018/1960%11%72%25%80%24%73%18%84%77%104.0103.0105.0+1.00+2.10+0.207%566
2017/1853%3%70%19%76%16%67%10%82%69%103.0102.0104.0+0.80+1.30+0.2013%555
2016/1747%3%69%24%61%6%64%17%81%66%103.0102.0104.0+2.00-1.60+0.2010%548

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2556623.818%7%29%8%22%
2023/2459326.415%6%27%10%29%
2022/2358223.110%6%25%10%27%
2021/2259524.67%5%25%9%25%
2020/2158626.210%5%24%
2018/1956622.37%4%24%5%9%
2017/1855521.013%3%25%5%10%
2016/1754819.110%3%24%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.