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Kilmington Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Whitford Road, Kilmington, Axminster EX13 7RG · kilmington-primary.org.uk · 0129732762

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
38%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
72
69% of 105 places
Local authority
Devon
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
23.6%
First language not English
5.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 8 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 14 (Places 14)14September 2023: 4 (Places 6)4September 2024: 11 (Places 12)11September 2025: 8 (Places 8)8September 2026: 8 (Places 8)8Places 8
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026881100%
September 2025Sept 2025881100%
September 2024Sept 202412110.9100%
September 2023Sept 2023640.7100%
September 2022Sept 202214141100%

Results

In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 36% (England 53%)36%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 73% (England 64%)73%2018/19: 44% (England 65%)44%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 14% (England 61%)14%2024/25: 38% (England 62%)38%England 62%

Ofsted

Kilmington Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
12 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2013Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Dec 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
29
41% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼69% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼69% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲82% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲71% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

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