Minehead Middle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 9 - 13 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136774
- Address
- Ponsford Road, TA24 5RH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 566 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 86.2%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 3.8%
Unclassified 1.9%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.5
WritingWell below average-5.3
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 44%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 5 | 127 59 68 |
| Year 6 | 157 83 74 |
| Year 7 | 140 76 64 |
| Year 8 | 142 84 58 |