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The Minster School

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Newark and Sherwood · Southwell · NG25 0LG http://www.minsterschool.org.uk

Pupils
1,618
cap. 1,651
Ages
7 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
100%
RWM expected · 2024/25
60%
RWM higher · 2024/25
84%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
58%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
53%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1224.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,618
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
100%
RWM expected · 2024/25
60%
RWM higher · 2024/25
84%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
58%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
53%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1224.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,618
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNottinghamshire
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of The Minster School · All-through · Nottinghamshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
100%
+15pp
100%93%85%
'23'24'25
'25 · 100%
RWM higher standard
60%
+29pp
60%46%31%
'23'24'25
'25 · 60%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
90%
Writing expected standard
100%
Writing higher standard
70%
Maths expected standard
100%
Maths higher standard
90%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
100%
SPAG higher standard
90%
Reading scaled score
114.0
Maths scaled score
114.0
GPS scaled score
116.0

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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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
84%
+4pp
88%84%80%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
58%
+1pp
66%62%57%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
Attainment 8
55.9
+4.3
58.355.051.6
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.9
EBacc entry
53%
-1pp
53%48%42%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
EBacc APS
1224.7
+148.7
1260.21168.11076.0
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1224.7
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

A-level APS
35.8
-0.4
40.737.834.9
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.8
A-level value added
+0.13
0
+0.2+0.2+0.1
'24'25
'25 · +0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
22%
+7pp
30%23%16%
'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BB-C+
'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,618
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Nottingham Road, Southwell, NG25 0LG
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
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
2024/25100%60%100%90%100%70%100%90%100%100%114.0114.0116.07%1,618
2023/2485%31%100%46%85%54%100%54%100%92%111.0109.0111.07%1,647
2022/23100%57%100%86%100%57%100%86%100%100%112.0114.0115.0+3.10+2.70+4.806%1,636

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.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2584%58%55.9Not applicable53%1224.774%1,618
2023/2480%57%51.6+0.3053%1076.075%1,647
2022/2385%66%57.3+0.3142%1217.873%1,636
2021/2288%65%58.3+0.3848%1260.272%1,631

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2535.8B-+0.1322%187
2023/2436.2B-+0.1716%206
2022/2334.9C+17%182
2021/2240.7B30%185

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,61817.57%3%10%6%14%
2023/241,64718.37%3%9%7%16%
2022/231,63618.26%3%10%7%17%
2021/221,63118.55%2%9%8%20%
2020/211,61017.33%2%8%
2018/191,5622%2%9%5%8%

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