Exmouth Community College
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Principal | Mr Davis |
  Exmouth Community College | |
| Location |
Gipsy Lane Exmouth Devon EX8 3AF England 50°37′38″N 3°24′22″W / 50.62715°N 3.40623°WCoordinates: 50°37′38″N 3°24′22″W / 50.62715°N 3.40623°W |
| DfE URN | 136612 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Capacity | 2,850 |
| Students | 2,382 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk |
Exmouth Community College is an academy in Exmouth, Devon, England. The college provides secondary education for 2000 plus students aged 11 to 18. The principal is Mr Davis.
The college's particular strengths are mathematics, religion, the creative and performing arts and sport. The options available at Key Stage 4 are extensive.The college is well ordered and behaviour is good.
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 2470. In 2008 it was the third largest after Nottingham Academy, and Ashfield Comprehensive School. [1]
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
Ofsted
The school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in November 2017. [2]
Sites
The college has two sites, on Gipsy Lane and Green Close, connected by a secured bridge and pathway through parkland: approx. 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 12 IT suites.
Notable former pupils
- Alistair Brammer, actor
- Jonathan Glanfield, Olympic sailor and silver medalist
- Kevin Hill - professional footballer with Torquay Utd
- David Quantick, comedy writer and music magazine reviewer
- Wing Commander Nikki Thomas (1991-96), the first female Wing Commander in the RAF, and the first female commander of an RAF fast jet squadron[3]
- Matthew Wood, professional cricketer with Nottinghamshire
Exmouth Grammar School
- Patricia Beer, poet
- Ian Dowell MBE, Editor from 1987-2001 of the Birmingham Evening Mail
- Squadron Leader Bill Langworthy AFC, pilot with the Red Arrows in 1966, and Red Pelicans from 1964-65
- Group Captain Bill Randle CBE AFC DFM FRAeS[4][5]
References
- ↑ Curtis, Polly (15 September 2008). "Nottingham school to cater for 3,520 pupils". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136612
- ↑ Devon Live 2015
- ↑ Bill Randle
- ↑ Telegraph October 2012