South Molton United Church of England Primary School
Exeter Road, South Molton, EX36 4EN
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by South Molton United CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin O'Donnell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 113454
- Local authority
- Devon
About this school
South Molton United Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in South Molton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
South Molton United Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 45% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - |
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 United Church of England 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 | 23% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Molton United Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 25.4% | 228 | — |
| South Molton United CofE Primary School | 52% | 6% | 26.8% | 222 | 0.0 miles |
| South Molton Community Primary School | — | — | — | 242 | 0.6 miles |
| North Molton Primary School | 65% | 6.4% | 24.8% | 124 | 3.1 miles |
| Bishops Nympton Primary School | 40% | 5.5% | 12.8% | 80 | 3.1 miles |
| Filleigh Community Primary School | 20% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 61 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.4%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Molton United CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
South Molton Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
North Molton Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
Bishops Nympton Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · South Molton
-
Filleigh Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Barnstaple
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 United Church of England Primary School teach?
- South Molton United Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in South Molton.
- Has South Molton United Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected South Molton United Church of England 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 United Church of England Primary School?
- South Molton United Church of England Primary School had 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have South Molton United Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 23% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are South Molton United Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Molton United Church of England 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 31 August 2024.