Academic Outcomes and University Destinations

At Exeter School we are proud of the many academic achievements of our pupils and the progress that they continue to make beyond school, in higher education and the wider world. These achievements are a result of their hard work, their love of learning, and high levels of independent thought.

Pupils aspire to learn and achieve in a variety of academic challenges and assessments. Character education fosters qualities that positively influence academic achievement, such as perseverance and fairness, and when combined with our broad curriculum and extra-curricular academic enrichment opportunities, together with the expert support of teachers and pastoral staff, our pupils have great success in GCSEs, A Levels and university admissions.

A Level results

The above graphic serves to show graduates university destinations for those entering in 2023 and 2024. It is correct at time of posting but we know there can be a period of settling as our graduates shape their next steps.

Click here to view Britannia UK’s league table

Exeter School’s last full inspection was in 2021. The school achieved an excellent rating in each of the eight areas inspected. The report said:

“The quality of the pupils’ achievements is excellent in their academic work and their activities. Evidence gained during the inspection demonstrated that the pupils make excellent progress throughout the school, including in the junior school and sixth form.”

 

 

A Level results overview 2024

A* grades 25%
A*A grades 58%
A*AB grades 86%
8 D* and 7 D in BTEC sport

Recent A Level Results

A Level Summary 2017 – 2024

% Grades A* A* – A A* – B A* – E
2024 23 58 86 100
2023 23 61 83 100
2022 32 63 87 100
2020 26 62 88 100
2019 21 54 81 100
2018 26 59 82 100
2017 23 62 91 100

A Level results 2024 by subject

A Level Results

Count Art & design Biology Business studies Chemistry Classical civilisation Computer science Design technology Drama Economics Electronics English literature French Further maths Geography German History Maths Music technology Music Physics Politics Psychology Religious studies Spanish Total
A* 1 5 2 10 2 0 0 0 7 4 3 0 4 9 0 2 18 1 0 9 2 1 0 0 80
A 1 10 1 10 1 1 2 3 11 1 2 1 4 12 1 10 17 0 1 15 4 1 0 1 110
B 1 5 7 8 2 4 0 0 5 1 5 2 1 11 0 9 11 0 2 4 6 5 1 1 91
C 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 2 7 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 35
D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
U 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 24 11 31 6 7 2 3 23 6 11 6 11 37 1 23 57 1 4 31 16 8 1 3 326

GCSE results overview 2024

34 pupils gained 10 or over 9 – 7 grades
62 pupils gained eight or more 9-7 grades
67% of all grades were 9-7 grades

Recent GCSE outcomes

GCSE Summary 2017 – 2024

% Grades A*A / 9 – 7 A*-C / 9 – 4
2024 67 98
2023 73 99
2022 81 99
2020 79 100
2019 74 99
2018 75 99
2017 82 100

GCSE results 2024 by subject

GCSE Results 9-1

Subject Entries 9 8 7 6 5 4 3-1
Art and Design 23 2 5 4 6 1 2 3
Biology 98 26 26 22 18 3 3 0
Chemistry 98 21 21 23 17 6 7 3
Chinese 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Civilisation 14 0 2 5 3 0 3 1
Computer Science 42 14 5 4 10 3 4 2
Design Technology 37 4 10 7 10 6 0 0
Drama 28 7 9 6 5 1 0 0
Dual Science 1 21 0 0 1 7 8 2 3
Dual Science 2 21 0 0 1 4 6 5 5
English Language 119 48 35 15 15 4 2 0
English Literature 119 18 17 31 30 17 6 0
French 33 10 7 6 2 3 3 2
Further Maths 22 12 4 4 1 1 0 0
Geography 81 12 21 17 18 9 3 1
German 36 11 10 9 3 0 3 0
History 72 26 14 15 10 4 2 1
Latin 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 119 30 25 29 19 12 2 2
Music 20 6 7 5 2 0 0 0
Physics 98 32 23 26 12 3 1 1
Religious Studies 17 3 2 3 7 1 0 1
Russian 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 56 7 11 7 10 12 6 3
     
Totals: 1185 298 256 240 209 100 54 28
Percentage:   25.1% 21.6% 20.3% 17.6% 8.4% 4.6% 2.4%

University destinations 2023*

Bournemouth University 1
Cardiff University 9
Durham University 9
Falmouth University 1
Gap year 22
Hartpury University  2
Leeds Beckett University 1
Loughborough University 2
Met Film School 1
Newcastle University 4
Nottingham Trent University 1
Oxford Brookes University 3
Ravensbourne University London 1
SOAS University of London 1
Solent University (Southampton) 1
St George’s, University of London  1
St Mary’s University, Twickenham 1
The University of Edinburgh 2
UCFB 1
UCL 4
University of Amsterdam 1
University of Bath 14
University of Birmingham 1
University of Bristol 7
University of Cambridge (Homerton) 1
University of Cambridge (Jesus) 1
University of Exeter 6
University of Glasgow 2
University of Manchester 7
University of Nottingham 4
University of Oxford (Trinity) 1
University of Plymouth 1
University of Reading 4
University of Sheffield 1
University of Southampton 1
University of St Andrews 1
University of Strathclyde 1
University of Suffolk  1
University of Surrey 1
University of Sussex 2
University of the Arts London 1
University of Warwick 4
University of Worcester 1
University of York 2

*Please note that this table will be updated to show our 2024 entries in January once UCAS data is available.

Subjects studied 2024

Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aerospace Engineering
Architecture
Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages
Biological Sciences
Biology
Business Management
Business Studies
Chemistry
Combined Honours
Computer Science
Content, Media and Film Production
Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy
Economics
Environmental Geography 
Fashion Management
Finance
Football Business and Finance
Football Studies
Geography
History, Politics and Economics
Human Sciences
Integrative Counselling
International Business
International Relations
Law
Law with Criminology
Marine and Freshwater Biology
Mathematics
Medicine
Modern and Medieval Languages
Music
Natural Sciences
Paramedic Science
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Physics with Astrophysics
Politics with Economics
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Psychology
Psychology with Neuroscience
Sport and Exercise Sciences
Sport Communications and Marketing

A-Level Results Day 2024

A Level results 2023

Come along to our whole school open morning on Friday 24 January 9-10.45am to hear from the Head, have a pupil-led tour around classes in action and have your questions answered by our friendly admissions team.

Register your place here