Exmouth Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Exmouth, Devon
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Devon County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Exmouth Community College is a secondary school in Exmouth, Devon for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Exmouth Community College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 every applicant was offered a place; 25 of the 36 other Devon secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome did the same.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 329 first-choice applications for 337 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 41% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Devon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Devon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3AF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 2,031 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “At these times, most pupils conduct themselves well.”
- “Pupils say this is starting to have a positive effect.”
- “Most pupils understand and respect the changes.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils do not behave appropriately at these times.”
- “Some pupils feel other pupils are not always respectful towards one another.”
- “Yet, in some subjects there is a lack of expertise in implementing the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 329 first-preference applications, 337 offers in total, 329 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Devon.
- Dawlish College 3.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road 6.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Aided School 7.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Isca Academy 7.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England School 7.9 mi Good Last distance published
- West Exe School 8.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James School 8.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sidmouth College 9.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published