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Schools near TA24

Minehead, Somerset · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of TA24, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of TA24 is the average position of the 14 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near TA24

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of TA24, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Timberscombe Church of England First School

    State primary · Church of England · Minehead · 1.4 miles

    67of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2023) · classes of 14 on average

    How it scored 67
    • Resultsmatters10 of 20 points

      No key stage 2 results published for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters6.2 of 20 points

      1.4 miles from the middle of TA24, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 14.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Minehead First School

    State primary · Minehead · 1.2 miles

    56of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 1.2 miles

    How it scored 56
    • Resultsmatters10 of 20 points

      No key stage 2 results published for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2024: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters7.6 of 20 points

      1.2 miles from the middle of TA24, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little0.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 27.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little3.2 of 10 points

      Classes average 28.1 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. St Michael's Church of England First School

    State primary · Church of England · Minehead · 1.4 miles

    35of 100

    1.4 miles · not every first choice met in 2026 · absence 5.0% (similar schools 4.6%)

    How it scored 35
    • Resultsmatters10 of 20 points

      No key stage 2 results published for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in January 2025: Standards maintained. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted

    • Distancematters5.7 of 20 points

      1.4 miles from the middle of TA24, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 30 of 33. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.1 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 8.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2 of 10 points

      Classes average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near TA24

2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of TA24, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Minehead Middle School

    State secondary · Minehead · 1.3 miles

    49of 100

    1.3 miles · absence 8.2% (similar schools 8.5%) · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2025)

    How it scored 49
    • Resultsmatters10 of 20 points

      No Progress 8 or Attainment 8 score published for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2025: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters14.7 of 20 points

      1.3 miles from the middle of TA24, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters10 of 20 points

      We hold no offer figures for Year 7 at this school. It counts at the middle.

    • Attendance and behavioura little6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 8.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 11.3 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little2.9 of 10 points

      Classes average 28.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. West Somerset College

    State secondary · Minehead · 1.5 miles

    42of 100

    1.5 miles · classes of 20 on average · Ofsted report card (2026): lowest area needs attention

    How it scored 42
    • Resultsmatters3 of 20 points

      Better than 15% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.50 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted report card, January 2026: its lowest area is needs attention. Ofsted

    • Distancematters13.9 of 20 points

      1.5 miles from the middle of TA24, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters10 of 20 points

      We hold no offer figures for Year 7 at this school. It counts at the middle.

    • Attendance and behavioura little0 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 13.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 69.2 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little9.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 20.2 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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