South Molton Community College
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–16 · South Molton, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
South Molton Community College is a secondary school in South Molton, Devon for ages 11–16 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
South Molton Community College 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 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% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.9 (England 46).
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 25 of the 36 other Devon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 118 first-choice applications for 120 offers: every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 19.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 17.7 across the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Old Alswear Road, South Molton, EX36 4LA
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 656 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “They feel safe and know that they can talk to an adult if they have any worries.”
- “Pupils who are experiencing difficulties, particularly with their mental health, get high-quality support.”
To improve
- “However, pupils who do not attend well have significant gaps in their knowledge.”
- “This prevents them from connecting new knowledge to what they already know.”
- “However, sometimes teaching does not provide clear explanations about the learning activities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 118 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 118 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Chulmleigh Community College 6.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Park Community School 10.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pilton Community College 11.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Torrington School 13.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Braunton Academy 15.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tiverton High School 16.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bideford College 16.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen Elizabeth's 16.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published