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Grammar schools in Minehead

There are no grammar schools in Minehead.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Somerset is not one of them, so every state secondary in Minehead admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Colyton Grammar School, about 36.8 miles away in Devon. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Minehead

Straight-line distance from the centre of Minehead — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Colyton Grammar School Colyton 36.8 miles Mixed Outstanding
Torquay Girls' Grammar School Torquay 48.9 miles Girls Outstanding
Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay 49.0 miles Boys —
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Brixham 54.5 miles Mixed Good
Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth 61.5 miles Girls Good
Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth 62.0 miles Girls Good

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Torquay Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. All eligible girls ranked purely by standardised entrance-test score, highest to lowest, until PAN (188) is filled (published source)
  2. Tiebreak for the final contested place(s) only: Looked After/Previously Looked After girls with the tied score (published source)
  3. Tiebreak (2nd level): Pupil Premium/Service Premium girls with the tied score (published source)

Torquay Boys' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. All eligible boys ranked purely by standardised entrance-test score, highest to lowest, until PAN is filled (published source)
  2. Tiebreak for the final contested place(s) only: Looked After/Previously Looked After boys with the tied score (published source)
  3. Tiebreak (2nd level): Pupil Premium boys with the tied score (published source)

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Category A: EHCP naming the school, then Looked After/Previously Looked After eligible children (published source)
  2. Category B: eligible children with a qualifying score ≥ the 50th-ranked child's score (published source)
  3. Category C, applied sequentially: (a) Free School Meals/Pupil Premium/Service Premium, (b) sibling on roll, (c) staff children, (d) children from the 15-school Priority Admission School Group of feeder primaries (published source)

Devonport High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children scoring ≥ the 3-year adjusted cut-off score (published source)
  2. Up to 12 places: Pupil Premium/Ever-6 FSM girls scoring ≥ the 3-year lowest cut-off score (published source)
  3. All remaining candidates, ranked by 11+ score (published source)

Plymouth High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Children with exceptional medical or social need specific to this school (professional evidence required) (published source)
  3. Children eligible for Free School Meals Pupil Premium or Ever-6 FSM (published source)

Schools in Minehead

Minehead has 10 open schools. Browse all Minehead schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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