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Kilmington Primary School

URN
113100
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Kilmington Primary School
URN
113100
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

37 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

37

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
2 May 2024
Inspection date
12 March 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 May 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 May 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

8

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

11

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

8

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.38×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Devon
Admissions portal
West Northamptonshire admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.kilmington-primary.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

88.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

75.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

50.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

38.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

EX13 7RG - Whitford Road, Kilmington, Axminster, Devon

Contact details

Address
Whitford Road, Kilmington, Axminster, Devon
Postcode
EX13 7RG
Phone
129732762
Website
http://www.kilmington-primary.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Devon
Local authority code
878

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 798 schools in Devon.

Authority statistics

Total schools

798

Open schools

425

Closed schools

369

Primary schools

545

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 2 May 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 2 May 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 2 May 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 May 202412 March 2024S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 2 May 2024
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      2 May 2024
      Inspected
      12 March 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    72.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 8

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    76

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary545 (68.5%)
    • Secondary76 (9.5%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other175 (22.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Shute Community Primary School2.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Axe Valley Academy2.8 kmSecondaryOpen
    The Axe Valley Community College2.8 kmSecondaryClosed
    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster2.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster2.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Axminster Community Primary Academy3.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Axminster Community Primary School3.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Musbury Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Musbury Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Dalwood Primary School3.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Shute Community Primary School
      Distance
      2.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Axe Valley Academy
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The Axe Valley Community College
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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    2.8 km
    Phase
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    Status
    Closed
  • Axminster Community Primary Academy
    Distance
    3.0 km
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    Status
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  • Musbury Primary School
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    Distance
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    Phase
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    Status
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    Phase
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