Primary school

South Molton United CofE Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Devon
  • EX36 4EN
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Sep 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,712 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 78%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 76%76% · 2016/172017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 99%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 78%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM52% · South West 62%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM6% · South West 6%5/10 Middle+33.1 pts
Reading score102 · South West 1051/10 Well below South West−17 pts
Maths score100 · South West 1041/10 Well below South West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 34% · 41 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 51% · 37 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 44% · 39 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 54% · 61 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 23% · 31 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 48% · 31 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 52% · 31 pupils · South West 62%54%23%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 41 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 3% · 37 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 0% · 39 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 3% · 61 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 31 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 3% · 31 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 6% · 31 pupils · South West 6%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 41 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 101 · 37 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 102 · 39 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 103 · 61 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 100 · 31 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 102 · 31 pupils · South West 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 41 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 102 · 37 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 100 · 39 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 61 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 98 · 31 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 101 · 31 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 100 · 31 pupils · South West 10410298No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.8%
30 of 32 who put it first2016 · 100.0%2026 · 93.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3230
2nd70
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

1 strong areas

  • Early years provision

4 weak areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026222
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.8%
First language not English7.5%
SEN support22.8%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.0%
Persistently absent pupils14.6%

Girls 52.6%Boys 47.4%

92.5% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.0
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 10.7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 12.1
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 11.7 FTE · Whole workforce 27.5 · 42 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,504
Spend per pupil£7,031
Staff spend per pupil£5,311
Reserve per pupil£4
  • +£1,000revenue reserve
  • −£120,000in-year balance

Grants £6,215 · self-generated £289 · premises £215 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP (36 academies) · trust reserve £4,897,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it