South Molton Community Primary School
North Road, South Molton, EX36 3BA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by South Molton Community Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Parkin
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 113168
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
South Molton Community Primary School was a community primary school in South Molton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
South Molton Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 36 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 31% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 42% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 53% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 53% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 South Molton Community 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 | 70% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Molton Community Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.2% | 27.2% | 232 | — |
| South Molton Community Primary School | — | — | — | 242 | 0.0 miles |
| South Molton United CofE Primary School | 52% | 6% | 26.8% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| North Molton Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 24.8% | 124 | 2.6 miles |
| Filleigh Community Primary School | 20% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 61 | 3.0 miles |
| Bishops Nympton Primary School | 40% | 5.5% | 12.8% | 80 | 3.3 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)
- 27.16%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 10.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Molton Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · South Molton
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South Molton United CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
North Molton Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
Filleigh Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
-
Bishops Nympton Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · South Molton
Other schools in South Molton
- Bishops Nympton Primary School Primary
- 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 year groups does South Molton Community Primary School teach?
- South Molton Community Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in South Molton.
- Has South Molton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected South Molton Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is South Molton Community Primary School?
- South Molton Community Primary School had 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have South Molton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are South Molton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Molton Community 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 8 July 2025.