Exmouth Community College celebrates 'stunning' A Level results

Students and staff at Exmouth Community College are once again celebrating stunning results despite the introduction of new, tougher A levels qualifications.

At least 76 of our students have confirmed their places at university of which nearly a quarter are going to a Russell Group University including two students who won places to Bristol University.

During the year we have also seen students moving on to employment and we have actively promoted apprenticeship routes which we have also seen students move into.

As a College we are enormously proud of the achievement of each individual student with the ambition of the College being to inspire everyone to achieve more than they ever thought possible. The students receiving their results have certainly shown what is possible through their pursuit of excellence, hard work and resilience. Congratulations to all of them!!

At A level our results are strong, reflecting our relentless pursuit of high-quality teaching, individualised support for each student and an outstanding commitment on behalf of every member of staff to help every student, no matter what their ability, reach the very highest grades possible. As a result, students have exceeded expected levels of progress based on their GCSE results across a very wide range of subjects.

Students and staff have achieved 33% A* to B grades, with 69% of all grades being A-C.

Three students achieved straight A*-A grades, and students across the range excelled according to their enthusiasm and abilities.

33% of students achieved A* to B grades.

96% of students passed all their examinations (A*-E).

As a College we believe in offering a wide range of curriculum options and an important part of this offer are subjects such as Criminology, Computer Architecture, Sport, Health Studies and Childcare Skills. These more vocationally based subjects are equivalent to A Levels and equally rigorous but here our students have also excelled and been incredibly successful.

56% of results from Sport, Media Studies, Child Development, and IT being at the top grades of either Distinction or Distinction Star. This is a fantastic achievement by both students and staff, since these are recognised by both university and industry as being high value qualifications. Very well done to all those students!

Simon Tanner, Assistant Principal and Head of Post 16 said: "I am proud of these results. This has been richly deserved by students and staff who worked with focus and determination throughout the year. Government figures showed we achieved above the national rates of progress with our students last year, and these figures suggest we have repeated that: this will undoubtedly give our students improved life chances. As a result, many are going to be able to pursue fantastic opportunities, from Computer Science to Midwifery, from Psychology with study abroad to Fine Art."

College Principal Andrew Davis said: "This is yet another fantastic set of results for Post-16 which illustrates the value we add to the educational experience of students in Post-16 which not only enables them to get the grades required for their next step but also enriches, inspires and supports them as individuals during their time with us. We know that there are students within the cohort who had huge challenges outside College at times and are particularly proud of their success sometimes against many other difficulties.

"These results are a testament to both our Year 13 students who were fantastic ambassadors for our College throughout their time with us as well as the staff at the College who have once again showed incredible skill, huge determination and great commitment to continually go the extra mile to support our Post 16 students and help them achieve these results.

"The success of our Sixth Form is based on great teaching, outstanding pastoral support for each student and wider curriculum opportunities beyond the classroom. It is clear that this group of students really embraced this approach and, when combined with their motivation, talent and grit, has produced a set of results which I am sure they can be very proud of. I know as a College we are very proud of all of them and would like to take this opportunity to thank them and the staff for all their amazing efforts throughout the year and wish those students leaving us this year all the best for the future."

On behalf of the Governing Board at Exmouth Community College, Chair of Governors Margaret Turgoose said: "These results are excellent news and I am absolutely delighted for our students that they have achieved such great results this year which enables them to go on to the next stage of their life whatever that might be. Exmouth has a Community College of which it can be very proud. As a Governing Board we know that good results only come from very hard work from the students and the staff working together and are very grateful, as ever, to all the staff, teaching and support, for the amount of time and effort they put into supporting our students."