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Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Devon

Higher Town, Kingsbridge, TQ7 3RN

Website 01548561444

63

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.9%

11.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

85

Capacity used

Has space

81%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

9 of 9 families who put it first got an offer

9

Places offered

12

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference99● 100%
2nd preference20● 0%
3rd preference10● 0%
Total12975%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Devon lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lauren Stallard
Address
Higher Town, Malborough, Kingsbridge, TQ7 3RN
Phone
01548561444
Local authority
Devon
Ward / constituency
Salcombe & Thurlestone · South Devon
Area
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
113399

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals22%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support15%——
56% boys (48)44% girls (37)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

85 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    22 November 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 78 pupils

Attendance

94.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
14%
21/22
14%
22/23
15%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths63%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard50%
-12% vs England
Higher standard8%
+0% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard25%
-8% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth8%
-5% vs England

Maths

Expected standard58%
-16% vs England
Higher standard8%
-18% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%
-6% vs England
Higher standard17%
-13% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

90201902023632024502025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)50%61%
Higher standard8%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.