South Molton Community College

State-Funded School

south-molton-community-college-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

North DevonConstituency

EX36 4LAPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

South Molton Community College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Devon, South West.

It currently serves 656 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.23

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

656

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 656
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
4 Jan 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.