School profile · Devon

South Molton Community Primary School

A mixed, not applicable, primary, academy converter school in Devon. Here is what the published evidence says, told one chapter at a time.

  • Academy converter
  • Primary
  • Mixed
  • Not applicable
  • THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
  • URN 150918

North Road, South Molton, Devon, EX36 3BASchool websiteGIAS record

Map showing the location of South Molton Community Primary School
Pupils
242
on roll
Ofsted
Good
overall effectiveness

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Where this school ranks

League tables rank schools with published results — South Molton Community Primary School is not among the ranked schools in Devon. The profile above holds its published figures.

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Chapter 1 · Meet the school

Who learns here?

South Molton Community Primary School is a mixed, not applicable, academy converter school in Devon. The published figures below describe the school as recorded by the DfE.

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At a glance

How big the school is, and how full.

Pupils on roll

242

pupils, against a published capacity of 240. That is 100.8% of capacity.

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Key facts

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Pupils
Mixed
Admissions
Not applicable
Faith
None
Local authority
Devon

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Year groups and classes

How many boys and girls are in each year group.

Pupils by year group

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DfE school census · 2024-25

Class sizes

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DfE school census · 2024-25

The school community

Who the pupils are, in the census’s own categories.

Free school meals and English as an additional language

Eligible for FSM
31.0%
English as an additional language
8.3%

DfE school census · 2024-25

Chapter 2 · Getting a place

Could my child get a place?

Applications are normally made through the home local authority, Devon, not the school. These figures are from the DfE’s national offer-day data.

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Demand

100.0% of families who put the school first were offered a place in 2024-25.

First-choice applicants offered a place

100.0%

22 of 22 families who put the school first were offered a place. 29 places were offered in total.

DfE Secondary and primary school applications and offers · 2024-25

Chapter 3 · Your questions

What to ask when you visit

Data starts the conversation. These questions come straight from the figures above; only the school can answer them.

  1. 1Getting a placeHow does the admissions round work in practice, and what happens to children who miss out?

Sources and limits

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  • DfE Get Information About Schools
  • DfE school census (Schools, pupils and their characteristics)
  • DfE Key stage 2 and Key stage 4 performance tables
  • DfE Pupil absence in schools in England
  • DfE Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
  • DfE Special educational needs in England
  • DfE Secondary and primary school applications and offers
  • DfE School workforce in England
  • DfE Key stage 4 and 16-18 destination measures
  • Ofsted reports and Ofsted Parent View

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