South Molton Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · South Molton, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
South Molton Community Primary School is a primary school in South Molton, Devon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
South Molton Community 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
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 225 of the 298 other Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 2026 Reception entry had 19 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower; 45 places were published for Reception 2026.
- Of its pupils, 30.2% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Devon.
- There are 23.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 13.3 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
- North Road, South Molton, EX36 3BA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 242 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 19 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 19 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.
- South Molton United CofE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Molton Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Filleigh Community Primary School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishops Nympton Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kings Nympton Community Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brayford Academy 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School 6.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Umberleigh Primary Academy 6.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published