Exmouth Community College is an academy in Exmouth, Devon, England. The college provides secondary education for over 2,200 students, aged 11 to 18. The headteacher is Tom Inman.

History

Grammar school/Secondary Modern School

Exmouth Grammar School and Secondary Modern Schools were combined to create the comprehensive school in 1967.

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive in 1967. In the early 1970s it was the largest school in England, with 2,470 students. In 2008 it was the third largest after Nottingham Academy and Ashfield Comprehensive School. In 2023, Tom Inman became the new headteacher, replacing Andrew Davis. Davis had been headteacher since the departure of Tony Alexander in 2017.

Curriculum

The college has taught computer studies at GCSE and A-level for a number of years. As well as offering the core curriculum with a choice between academic and vocational subjects, the college also offers an alternative curriculum, focusing entirely on workplace skills. The options available at Key Stage 4 are extensive, and include everything from Computer Science to Health and Care.

Ofsted

The school's most recent full Ofsted inspection was in February 2024. All of the reports since November 2017 have cited that the school requires improvement in its overall effectiveness as a school, however personal development, leadership and management, and sixth form provision were all rated 'good' in the latest report.

Sites

The college has two sites: on Gipsy Lane and Green Close. They are connected by a secured bridge and pathway through Phear Park parkland, approximately 200m. The Green Close site is primarily for Key Stage 3 (years 7 to 9) while the Gipsy Lane site caters for Key Stage 4 (years 10 to 11) and sixth form (Post-16). Both sites have undergone rapid development, with the Turner Building (1997) and Pauline Hitchings Building (2005) opening on the Green Close site and the Judith Telfer Centre (1997) and The Maths Block on the Gipsy Lane site (2016). Further major development will take place 2018–2020. The college is equipped with 900 workstations, many of which are in one of the twelve IT suites.

Notable former pupils

Exmouth Grammar School