Academy · Devon
South Molton United CofE Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
Term dates
We haven't checked Devon's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 32 families put this school as their first choice, and 30 places were offered. 30 of the families who put it first got a place (94%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 30 | 32 | 94% |
| September 2025 | 28 | 37 | 76% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 23 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 13 September 2023. Overall: Requires improvement It was inspected as South Molton United Church of England Primary School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 222 (capacity 240)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Academy trust
- THE HARBOUR SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Phone
- 01769572656
- Address
- Exeter Road, South Molton, EX36 4EN
- Website
- smups.devon.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.