The Minster School
Primary performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)
The Minster School is an all-through school covering ages 7–18, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
School profile
- Age range
- 7–18
- Pupils on roll
- 1,618
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
What pupils do next
The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.
DfE, KS4 destination measures.
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About The Minster School
The Minster School is an all-through school in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 1,618 pupils aged 7 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 100% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 55.9, above the national average of 46. On our composite score, The Minster School ranks among the top 1% of primary schools in England for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks among the top 13% of secondary schools in England.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 114 in reading and 114 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 60% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 58% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.