Minehead Middle School
Ofsted: Good
Score
F30
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Minehead, TA24 5RH
- Distance
- 0.8km away
West Somerset College
Bircham Road, Alcombe, Minehead, TA24 6AY
Local ranking27th of 32 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1509
Capacity
13-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 174
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 71.0%
- Higher education
- 14.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 51.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
53
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 3.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 20.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 122
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 760
- Boys
- 383 (51%)
- Girls
- 362 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1509 (49% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.2%
- EAL
- 4.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 15.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.5
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 37.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.2%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.4%
92.2%
White British
3.0%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Bircham Road
Minehead, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136791
- UKPRN
- 10033787
- Establishment No.
- 4291
- Trust
- BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE TRUST
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