Exmouth Community College, Exmouth

In its own words: "I am delighted to continue serving as Headteacher of Exmouth Community College, since being appointed in September 2023. Entrusting our school with the education of your child(ren) is a very significant decision."

In 2026, pupils at Exmouth Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Devon and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 45% in Devon and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.39: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.1, against 45.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Statistics.

For September 2026 entry, 329 families put Exmouth Community College as their first choice and 367 named it as one of their preferences, for 337 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Exmouth Community College is one of 18 schools run by The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 367 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 122 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 24% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 48% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Exmouth Community College provides for pupils with autism and social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Exmouth Rail Station, about 870 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Exmouth College (ne-bound), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 123 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Exmouth Community College issued 519 suspensions, 24.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Exmouth Community College are Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles); Exeter Road Community Primary School (0.4 miles); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth (0.5 miles); and Marpool Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.