Exmouth Community College

Academy in Exmouth, Devon, England

50°37′38″N 3°24′22″W / 50.62715°N 3.40623°W / 50.62715; -3.40623InformationTypeAcademyDepartment for Education URN136612 TablesOfstedReportsPrincipalTom InmanGenderMixedAge11 to 18Enrolment2,226Capacity2,850Websitehttp://www.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 head teacher is Tom Inman.

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, and include everything from Computer Science to Health and Care.

Ofsted

The school's most recent full Ofsted inspection was in October 2017, with the most recent School inspection visit in February 2020. All of the reports since November 2017 have cited that the school requires improvement in its overall effectiveness as a school.^[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 twelve IT suites.

Notable former pupils

Simon Quarterman, actor
Alistair Brammer, actor
Jonathan Glanfield, Olympic sailor and silver medalist
Kevin Hill, former professional footballer with Torquay United, leading the list of appearances for the club. 1997–2008
David Quantick, comedy writer and music magazine reviewer
Wing Commander Nikki Thomas (1991–1996), 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
Ben Lane, professional badminton player

Exmouth Grammar School

Patricia Beer, poet
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.
^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 8 October 2020.
^ Devon Live 2015^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Bill Randle
^ "Group Captain Bill Randle". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020.