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South Molton United Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Kevin O'Donnell

location_onSouth Molton, EX36 4EN

language Visit Website phone 1769572656

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

48%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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South Molton United Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in South Molton, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 77% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

South Molton United Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in South Molton, Devon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 228 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 48% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #186 of 279 primaries in Devon and #12,436 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 24.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading45% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths42% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA 0.3

-5.9 to -1.3

-3.2

Write

LA -0.7

-5.4 to -1.0

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-7.4 to -3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading64% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.3

-4.5 to -1.3

-2.8

Write

LA -1.0

-4.3 to -1.4

-4.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.5 to -2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 63%

Reading64% LA 77%

Writing69% LA 76%

Maths59% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA 0.2

-4.4 to -0.6

-3.2

Write

LA -0.8

-5 to -1.4

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.4 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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08 March 2018

Inspection Report

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22 November 2012

Inspection Report

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13 July 2011

Inspection Report

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13 January 2010

Inspection Report

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15 March 2007

Inspection Report

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12 October 2005

Inspection Report

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21 February 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-03-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 228 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	228	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	2	0.9%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	223	5	2.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	4	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	6	2.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	7	3.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	178	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	149	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

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Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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