Minehead Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Minehead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 05/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ponsford Road, Minehead, TA24 5RH
Website: http://www.wsat.org.uk
Telephone: 01643704191
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Somerset
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Adam Evans
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136774

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 648
Number of Pupils: 586
Number of Boys: 286
Number of Girls: 300

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1 Confidence interval 0 to 2
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 1.1 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -0.7 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Minehead First School
Townsend Road , TA24 5RG
1out of 4 507 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England First School
Watery Lane , TA24 5NY
3out of 4 1,055 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dunster First School
13 St George's Street , Dunster TA24 6RX
3out of 4 2,772 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Somerset College
Bircham Road , Alcombe TA24 6AY
3out of 4 852 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Minehead Middle School
Ponsford Road , TA24 5RH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Foxes Academy
Selbourne Place , TA24 5TY
- not rated 635 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.