How many schools are in Minehead?

OfferDay lists ten schools in Minehead, including seven primary schools and one middle school.

Who inspects schools in Minehead?

Every school in Minehead is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Minehead?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Minehead does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in Minehead

Minehead has 10 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Somerset local authority area.

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About schools in Minehead

Most of the ten schools listed in Minehead are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Minehead keeps a three-tier system, so one middle school sits between the primary and secondary stages.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Primary schools7

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Cutcombe Church of England First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 9
Dunster First School
Community school · Ages 4 to 9
Exford Church of England First School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 9
Minehead First School
Academy converter · Ages 2 to 9
St Dubricius Church of England VA School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 9
St Michael's Church of England First School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 9
Timberscombe Church of England First School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 9

Middle schools1

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Minehead Middle School
Academy converter · Ages 9 to 13

27%

expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

West Somerset College
Academy converter · Ages 13 to 19

41.2

Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

Aurora Foxes
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

Common questions about schools in Minehead

How many schools are in Minehead?: OfferDay lists ten schools in Minehead, including seven primary schools and one middle school.
Who inspects schools in Minehead?: Every school in Minehead is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Minehead?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Minehead does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 2 July 2026.