The Minster School - Southwell

Committed to both tradition and also a contemporary education for all, the school strives to provide excellent learning to its students, both academically and in terms of moral and personal development. Our motto is “Succeeding Together”, with students, staff and families working in partnership to achieve excellence.

Situated in the attractive market town of Southwell, Nottinghamshire, the Minster School is a comprehensive school of 1600 students with a catchment including local villages alongside the town of Southwell itself. As a Church of England Academy, a number of students actively engaged in their faith are awarded places alongside the majority who live within catchment and for whom this is their local comprehensive. Our school is strongly founded on Christian principles and fully inclusive of all, whether of strong individual faith or none.

The Minster School has a current outstanding rating from Ofsted and from its Statutory Inspection of Anglian and Methodist Schools (SIAMS).

The school confidently plays a number of roles, each successfully supporting the very best education:

Post-16 provider for up to 400 students

Junior School provider for musically talented pupils including the cathedral choristers.

National Teaching School, The Minster Learning Alliance (MLA)

National Maths Hub

Choir School for Southwell Minster Cathedral

Leading provider for the Nottinghamshire Music Hub