Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Kingsbridge, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Kingsbridge, Devon for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2022. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 10 first-choice applications for 10 Reception offers in 2026, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 35th highest of 294 Devon primary schools.
- Of its pupils, 22.4% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Higher Town, Malborough, Kingsbridge, TQ7 3RN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 85 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils talk with pride about the family feel of their school.”
- “They are keen to discuss their learning and the extra opportunities they have available to them.”
- “Pupils learn well across most subjects in the redeveloped curriculum.”
To improve
- “However, some say that communication could be stronger.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Leaders are not yet clear as to how the curriculum in these subjects will close gaps that exist in pupils’ prior learning and help them to know and remember more over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Salcombe Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- West Alvington Church of England Academy 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy 2.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Charleton Church of England Academy 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kingsbridge Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loddiswell Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stokenham Area Primary School 6.2 mi Good Last distance published