Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

The Minster School

7–18Ages
1,616Pupils
Middle deemed secondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
145643URN

Nottingham Road, Southwell, NG25 0LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.5of 90

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

4th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2024 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2022 2.3; Nottinghamshire median median 2.1
2021 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0
2020 2.4; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Nottinghamshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Nottinghamshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Minster School (URN 122898), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2024	231	494	2.1	256	1.11
Sep 2023	238	575	2.4	300	1.26
Sep 2022	230	526	2.3	256	1.11
Sep 2021	236	522	2.2	274	1.16
Sep 2020	233	555	2.4	280	1.20
Sep 2019	225	446	2.0	216	0.96
Sep 2018 *	231	430	1.9	230	1.00
Sep 2017 *	230	488	2.1	271	1.18
Sep 2016 *	229	513	2.2	255	1.11
Sep 2015 *	225	425	1.9	236	1.05
Sep 2014 *	225	473	2.1	275	1.22

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

240 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.54th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths63%6th of 45 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths82%

Nottinghamshire 68% England 66%

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	240	55.5	63%	82%	–
2024/25	244	55.9	58%	84%	–
2023/24	232	51.6	57%	80%	+0.30
2022/23	244	57.3	66%	85%	+0.31

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Minster SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

55.5Attainment 8
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
9.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Magnus Church of England Academy
10.4 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 40.4Attainment 8
The Newark Academy
11.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
The Joseph Whitaker School
11.9 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
The Suthers School
12.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.7applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Carlton le Willows Academy
13.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.8applications per place 56.5Attainment 8
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
13.1 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
13.6 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 47.8Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Middle deemed secondary
URN · DfE number: 145643 · 891/4669
Trust: Minster Trust for Education
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,651 pupils · 1,616 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Minster School (URN 122898)
Address: Nottingham Road, Southwell, NG25 0LG
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources