Bishops Nympton Primary School
Bishops Nympton, South Molton, EX36 4PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Gurney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Exmoor Link
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 113133
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01769550387
About this school
Bishops Nympton Primary School is a community primary school in South Molton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 80 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bishops Nympton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 44% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 67% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 56% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bishops Nympton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bishops Nympton Primary School compares
Bishops Nympton Primary School ranked 236th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 5.5% | 12.8% | 80 | — |
| South Molton United CofE Primary School | 52% | 6% | 26.8% | 222 | 3.1 miles |
| South Molton Community Primary School | — | — | — | 242 | 3.3 miles |
| North Molton Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 24.8% | 124 | 3.9 miles |
| Kings Nympton Community Primary School | — | 10.6% | 35.3% | 17 | 5.4 miles |
| East Worlington Primary School | 33% | 5.8% | 18% | 75 | 6.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.82%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 13.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Molton United CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
South Molton Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
North Molton Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
Kings Nympton Community Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Umberleigh
-
East Worlington Primary School6.3 miles
Primary · Crediton
Other schools in South Molton
- North Molton Primary School Primary
- South Molton Community Primary School Primary
- South Molton United CofE Primary School Primary
- South Molton Community College Secondary
- Blackford Education (Schools) Ltd t/a the Libra School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Bishops Nympton Primary School teach?
- Bishops Nympton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in South Molton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bishops Nympton Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Bishops Nympton Primary School is Mr Timothy Gurney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishops Nympton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bishops Nympton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bishops Nympton Primary School?
- Bishops Nympton Primary School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bishops Nympton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bishops Nympton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bishops Nympton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bishops Nympton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bishops Nympton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bishops Nympton Primary School is part of the The Exmoor Link federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bishops Nympton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 8% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bishops Nympton Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Bishops Nympton Primary School ranked 236th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bishops Nympton Primary School's absence rate?
- Bishops Nympton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bishops Nympton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishops Nympton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.