Exmouth Community College
Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3AF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Inman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,650
- Pupils on roll
- 2,031
- URN
- 136612
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01395264761
About this school
Exmouth Community College is a secondary academy in Exmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,031 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Exmouth Community College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 367 | 367 | 365 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 | 43.6 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.60 -0.75 to -0.45 | -0.39 -0.54 to -0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 40.9% | 41.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 61.6% | 63% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 38.7% | 29.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Exmouth Community College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.8 | 36.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 33.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,205 |
| 2023/24 | 2,187 |
| 2024/25 | 2,103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Exmouth Community College compares
Exmouth Community College ranked 18th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 10.7% | 23.5% | 2,031 | — |
| Dawlish College | 38.9 | 11.4% | 29.3% | 782 | 3.8 miles |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | 42.3 | 11% | 25.4% | 748 | 6.6 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Aided School | 53 | 7.6% | 13% | 1,305 | 7.2 miles |
| Isca Academy | 46.4 | 11% | 27.9% | 860 | 7.2 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England School | 45.3 | 11.3% | 30.4% | 870 | 7.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.5%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.72%
- Persistent absence
- 28.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dawlish College3.8 miles
Secondary · Dawlish
-
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road6.6 miles
Secondary · Teignmouth
-
St Peter's Church of England Aided School7.2 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
Isca Academy7.2 miles
Secondary · Exeter
-
St Luke's Church of England School7.9 miles
Secondary · Exeter
Other schools in Exmouth
- Bassetts Farm Primary School Primary
- Brixington Primary Academy Primary
- Exeter Road Community Primary School Primary
- Littleham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Marpool Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth Primary
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School Primary
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Royal Deaf Education Trust Special schools
- Royal Deaf Education Trust Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Exmouth Community College teach?
- Exmouth Community College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Exmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Exmouth Community College?
- The headteacher of Exmouth Community College is Mr Tom Inman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Exmouth Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Exmouth Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Exmouth Community College?
- Exmouth Community College has 2,031 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Exmouth Community College full?
- Exmouth Community College has capacity for 2,650 pupils and 2,031 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Exmouth Community College a faith school?
- No. Exmouth Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Exmouth Community College a selective school?
- No. Exmouth Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Exmouth Community College part of an academy trust?
- Exmouth Community College is part of THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Exmouth Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.8 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Exmouth Community College compare with other schools in Devon?
- Exmouth Community College ranked 18th of 40 secondary schools in Devon for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Exmouth Community College's absence rate?
- Exmouth Community College's overall absence rate is 10.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Exmouth Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Exmouth Community College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.