Education

The community of Exeter School, the city’s largest independent school, pays tribute to Year 11 pupils on their fortitude and resilience during a pandemic.

This year’s cohort of young people, supported by their families, teachers and pastoral staff, have tackled the challenges of the past two years with characteristic energy and enthusiasm.

Exeter School Head Louise Simpson said she could not be more proud of all that pupils had achieved in their two years of GCSE study despite the many changes and unpredictable elements of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“There is no...

Exeter Cathedral School is celebrating another year of outstanding academic results. The Class of 2021 sat the prestigious Common Entrance exams, with 75% of all papers being graded A*-B. 100% of pupils have been awarded a place at their chosen senior school – with a record 84% of pupils winning a scholarship/exhibition.

Pupils will be moving on in September to some of the country’s leading senior schools, either close to home (Blundell’s, Exeter School, Maynard, Wellington) or further afield to Marlborough College, Sherborne School, Canford and Lancing College. They have been...

QE A Level students received their results, at the school’s Western Road campus, this morning.

Rupert Poole, Principal at QE said; “Some welcome sunshine greeted our students this morning as they came in to school to collect their results. After a difficult and disrupted two years of their education QE students have shown tremendous resilience and adaptability. Obviously, the process to award the grades was different this year, with grades awarded on the basis of evidence that students demonstrated in their work. Our students responded well to the changes and studied hard...

When A level results come out on August 10, more than three quarters of students who want to go to university are likely to get into their first choice. But not everyone will have secured their places – but it doesn’t mean you won’t get a degree if you still want to, or travel far from home to get one.

Last year, a record number of students – more than 70,000 - found university places through Clearing – a system which helps universities match students who don’t have a place to courses which still have space.

“This summer, once again we will be offering Clearing places and...