The Minster School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 22 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Unique reference
145643
Address
Nottingham Road, NG25 0LG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1647 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.5%
Girls
52.5%
First language not English
3%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 2.6%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage3.1
WritingAverage2.7
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 100%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 112
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 114
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE56
BiologyGCSE62
Business Studies:SingleGCSE99
ChemistryGCSE62
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE46
EconomicsGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE243
English LiteratureGCSE239
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Minster School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
231
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
256
2nd preference
120
3rd preference
68
From another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
229
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 3
5
1
4
Year 4
13
4
9
Year 5
9
4
5
Year 6
13
7
6
Year 7
247
125
122
Year 8
249
121
128
Year 9
249
107
142
Year 10
247
130
117
Year 11
232
105
127
Year 12
185
87
98
Year 13
198
92
106
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
92.0%
83.4%
86.5%
Further education
25.0%
36.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
64.0%
41.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
SP
4.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
5.2%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
6.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
66.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
40.0%
25.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
35.0%
22.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
4.0%
1.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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