Kilmington Primary School

Kilmington Primary School at a glance

Located in Axminster, Devon, Kilmington Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 70 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 24.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kilmington Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 8 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 14.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Kilmington Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.