2009 Exeter School leaver Tom Rainey visited Exeter School this week to give a talk on his epic row of 3,800 miles unsupported across the North Atlantic Ocean to honour the memory of his father Luke, who died from a brain tumour and raise £250,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity.
Tom Rainey and his rowing partner Lawrence Walters also managed to break a world record by rowing 112.5 nautical miles (129 miles) in 24 hours at the end of May, breaking the existing Guinness World Record by nearly 10 nautical miles (11.5 miles).
The Andrews Hall was packed with pupils and staff who...
Exeter School welcomed England and GB Hockey player and Olympian, Simon Mantell on Tuesday 8 September.
Having lived in the South West for much of his school life, Simon has gone on to become one of England's greatest hockey star forwards, receiving over 50 Great Britain caps while playing in all of the major international tournaments.
Simon spent time coaching pupils during Junior School games as well as U13 girls' hockey players. He also spoke at length to our A Level Sports Studies group who were able to question him about his elite pathway into professional sport and...
HE ran away from Exeter School and joined the Army under-age on the outbreak of the Second World War - rising through the ranks to command NATO’s Northern Region as a full General.
Now, the life and campaigns of the Coventry-born celebrated Royal Welch Fusilier, Gloucestershire and Parachute Regiment, General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley are to be explored in an extraordinary new book, Oft in Danger.
“‘Farrar the Para’ – as he was affectionately known to his troops – was one of the most distinguished field commanders of modern times,” says the biography’s author, Lieutenant-...
Exeter School is delighted to receive a life-size juvenile rhino to decorate as part of 'The Great Big Rhino Project', a mass public art event which aims to raise awareness about conservation.
The Art and Biology Departments joined forces to apply for one of the juvenile rhino sculptures and is one of just 30 schools or community groups to be involved.
For 10 weeks in the summer of 2016, life-size rhino sculptures will inhabit the streets, parks and open spaces of the English Riviera and Exeter, not only showcasing the wealth of artistic talent in the area but highlighting...
Exeter School Sixth Formers Tom and Will Counsell enjoyed a life changing experience in Swaziland.
The brothers spent four weeks as rugby coaches working with the Swaziland-based charity SKRUM, whose aim is to give the school children of Swaziland social awareness and sex education while having fun and playing rugby.
They found the experience quite overwhelming at times, but genuinely believe that SKRUM makes a difference on a daily basis.
The duo raised in excess of £1,700 which will pay for a water bore hole at the charity's new headquarters. It will not only...
The 1st XV at Exeter School, Exeter were treated to a Masterclass with none other than Exeter Chiefs' Head Coach Rob Baxter on Wednesday 2 September.
Sponsored by Westerly Exeter BMW, Exeter School were pleased to welcome Rob for the exclusive training session. A local sports celebrity in his own right, Rob played for, captained, and is now Head Coach at Exeter Chiefs, and has been supported by Westerly Exeter BMW since 2006.
Rob made history taking Exeter Chiefs through to the Rugby Premiership finishing fifth last year and winning the LV cup in 2014. Rob was also part of...
Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating another round of consistently excellent GCSE results which have set a new record in excellence.
A record 83.4% were A* or A grades, compared to last year’s 82.5%, and 50.6% of all grades were A*.
99.3% of grades were A* - C.
There were many high achievers across the range of 21 subjects with 78 pupils attaining eight or more A* or A grades.
Forty-five pupils scored 10 A*/A grades or more.
Among the high achievers, all rounder Eka Barker-Privalova attained 12 A*s. Talented strings musician and...
Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are celebrating a record year for A Level results with an overall pass rate of 100% for the twelfth year in a row.
24% of all grades were A*, a record 68% of grades were either A* or A and a record 92% of all grades were A*, A or B.
50 pupils - over half of Exeter School’s Upper Sixth - achieved three or more A*/A grades this summer .
For the first time in Exeter School’s history, a pupil has succeeded in achieving an A*in five A Level subjects. Upper Sixth Former Seb Wright goes on to read Physics and Philosophy at Brasenose...
An Exeter School pupil got curious about Copper and won a national competition.
Middle Fifth pupil Mollie Tettenborn entered the Copper Education Competition, entitled Curious About Copper, and took first prize.
Fifteen-year-old Mollie designed a poster for the Electronics and Communication category which the judges felt was extremely well designed and presented.
They stated that the detailed scientific information on this poster showed a good understanding of the chemistry of copper. The poster also looked at interesting and contained relevant current and future...
Exeter School’s Art Department is delighted to announce that two A Level Art pupils were prize winners at ‘The Exeter Art Show’ held on 4 and 5 July at The Maynard School.
Miles Johal in the Lower Sixth was awarded first prize for his semi-abstract acrylic painting of architectural features, winning £250.
Miles visited the exhibition on Saturday and said: “it was a lovely surprise to discover that I had won the prize, particularly given the wide range and high standard of pupil work on display.”
Clara Finnigan in the Upper Sixth was also a prize winner, coming third...
