Minehead Middle School

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3

1 high

KS2 combined fell by 17ppOverall absence at 8.2%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,956.16

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

26.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.5%

of income

Key indicators

KS2 combined fell by 17pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 44% to 27%.

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

25 February 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)62.0%
Expected standard (writing)39.0%
Expected standard (maths)52.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.27.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

566

Capacity

648 (87%)

Free school meals

27.2%

English additional lang.

7.1%

Ethnicity

White British 86.2%Asian 1.4%Black 0.4%Mixed 3.8%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.4%

Age range: 913

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

23.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

23.8

Mean salary

£43,320

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

21.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.7%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

2024/25 · 584 pupils