Exmouth Community College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Devon
Unique reference
136612
Address
Gipsy Lane, EX8 3AF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2187 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
4.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.6%
Persistent absence
29.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.5%
Other White 3.3%
Unclassified 3%
Mixed 2.5%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.6
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 29%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.8
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.65
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award59
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE15
Art & DesignGCSE60
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE4
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE11
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE11
BiologyGCSE52
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE52
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE27
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Exmouth Community College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
350
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
335
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
334
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
370
186
184
Year 8
418
213
205
Year 9
353
183
170
Year 10
390
195
195
Year 11
374
183
191
Year 12
184
90
94
Year 13
98
40
58
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
80.5%
85.6%
Further education
52.0%
55.9%
35.4%
School sixth form
32.0%
22.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
6.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
5.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
6.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
52.0%
57.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
22.7%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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