We are still awaiting some results and the outcomes of various appeals so overall figures are still subject to change. However, we believe the results will build in many areas on the strong improvements in results we saw last year with over 60% of students achieving a standard pass in both English and Maths and almost 40% of students achieving a strong pass.

We were particularly pleased to see very strong progress in Dance, Drama, RE, Craft, Biology, Electronics and Spanish with Science consolidating the significant gains they made last year.

The range of subjects listed here once again shows the importance we place on students being given opportunities to succeed across a broad curriculum, which meets all their needs, skills and interests. English and Maths once again produced good results with 16% of students achieving a Grade 7 or higher in English Literature (previously grades A* - A) and almost 70% of students achieving a standard pass in Maths (previously grade C and above).

Some subjects have also managed to have over 30% of their students achieving the highest grades of 7, 8 and 9. These are Biology, Electronics, RE, Graphics and Spanish.

Overall, though we are very pleased with the results across all subjects with 70% of students achieving at least one grade above Grade 4 and 7% achieving at least one Grade 8 or 9 which equates to a huge 199 Grade 8 or 9 results (equivalent to A** and A*) for our students this year.

The College would like to take this opportunity to congratulate every single one of our students on their achievements against a backdrop of increased rigour within our national examination system.

Very many students have undoubtedly worked very hard to achieve these GCSEs. We are particularly pleased with the way that students, parents/carers and staff have worked together to ensure students were prepared for these exams.

Students attended extra classes and came into College at weekends and holidays to improve their confidence about exams. On some Saturdays, parents and carers even joined their children so they knew how to support their child. Our thanks go to all our parents/carers who have supported the College and their child over the past five years – your support is greatly appreciated.

Amongst the students who have worked so hard are some that stand out for their exceptional performance and others who have worked through adverse issues to emerge successful. 13 students have achieved the highest grades of 7, 8 and 9 in all their subjects which shows remarkable dedication across a wide range of subjects.

Henrietta Miles, Assistant Principal KS4 said: "I am so pleased that students who have worked so hard will be able to access the courses they have planned for next year. It is very important to the team at KS4 that all students are supported to achieve their best and these results show that many students did just that."

Ben Findel-Hawkins, Head of Year 11 said: "There are some amazing individual achievements in these results and I am so pleased that the hard work that students and staff have put in over the last two years has paid off in so many cases"

Principal Mr Davis said: "We are exceptionally proud of the students from Year 11 and that the levels of effort and commitment many of them showed has paid off for them in their final results. We look forward to many of the students returning to study with us in Post-16 in September, particularly given the great results Post-16 achieved last week, and for those students that aren't, we wish them all the best for their future. May I take this opportunity to thank all of the staff, both teaching and non-teaching colleagues, who once again did their utmost to achieve the very best results possible for each individual child in their care.

On behalf of the Governing Board at Exmouth Community College, Chair of Governors Margaret Turgoose said: "It's so good to see that our students have achieved some great results in their GCSEs this year. These results, combined with our A level results last week, demonstrate yet again that 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 together and our College is fortunate to have a very dedicated group of staff who provide huge amounts of support and inspiration to our students every day."