South Molton United CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · South Molton, Devon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.76 miles
Published by Devon County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
South Molton United CofE Primary School is a primary school in South Molton, Devon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
South Molton United CofE 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 | 0.76 mi |
| 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 Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.76 miles from the school, the 9th shortest of 42 Devon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 or 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- 2026 Reception entry had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Exeter Road, South Molton, EX36 4EN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Molton Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishops Nympton Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Filleigh Community Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kings Nympton Community Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brayford Academy 6.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Umberleigh Primary Academy 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School 6.5 mi Good Last distance published