Minerva Primary School
Primary schoolMinerva Primary School is a primary school in Somerset, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 140 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 29 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Minerva Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Somerset and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Somerset | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Blackbrook Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Willow Vale SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, May 2024920 m
- Holway Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- St James Church SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Silver Bridge SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Somerset
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).