South Molton Community College
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Devon
Old Alswear Road, South Molton, EX36 4LA
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 10/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.9%
31.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
656
Capacity used
Has space87%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
130 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
136
Places offered
150
Total applications
1.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 130 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 4 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 150 | 134 | 89% |
1st preference success by year
Devon lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (10 offered). 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rachel Harper
- Address
- Old Alswear Road, South Molton, EX36 4LA
- Phone
- 01769572129
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- South Molton · North Devon
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 113512
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: South Molton Co-operative Learning Trust
656 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
10 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
11 December 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 703 pupils
Attendance
88.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
31.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 117 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 116 | 20% | 59% | 81% | |
| English Language | 116 | 17% | 56% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 115 | 10% | 53% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 89 | 6% | 37% | 56% | |
| Geography | 81 | 22% | 64% | 80% | |
| History | 57 | 14% | 42% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 8% | 31% | 39% | |
| German | 37 | 22% | 51% | 81% | |
| Computer Science | 30 | 10% | 33% | 37% | |
| Biology | 27 | 26% | 89% | 96% | |
| Physics | 27 | 19% | 81% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 26% | 78% | 100% |
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.