South Molton United CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSouth Molton United CofE Primary School is a primary school in North Devon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 52% of pupils at South Molton United CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 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- South Molton Community CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional)460 m
- South Molton Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Devon
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).