South Molton United CofE Primary School
Exeter Road, South Molton, EX36 4EN
222 pupils · 93% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 September 2023, published 19 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 32 | 39 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 37 | 47 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- South Molton Community Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- North Molton Primary School 5.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bishops Nympton Primary School 5.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Filleigh Community Primary School 5.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kings Nympton Community Primary School 6.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Brayford Academy 9.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.