Academic outcomes and university destinations

At Exeter School we are proud of the many academic achievements of our pupils and the progress that they continue to make beyond school, in higher education and the wider world. These achievements are a result of their hard work, their love of learning, and high levels of independent thought.

Pupils aspire to learn and achieve in a variety of academic challenges and assessments. Character education fosters qualities that positively influence academic achievement, such as perseverance and fairness, and when combined with our broad curriculum and extra-curricular academic enrichment opportunities, together with the expert support of teachers and pastoral staff, our pupils have great success in GCSEs, A Levels and university admissions.

A Level results day

GCSE results day

university map 23-26

The above graphic serves to show graduates university destinations for those entering in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. It is correct at time of posting but we know there can be a period of settling as our graduates shape their next steps.

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A Level results overview 2026

A* grades 23.2%

A*A grades 54%

A*AB grades 79%

9 D* and 11 D in BTEC sport

7 A* and 5 A in EPQ

A Level results 2026 by subject

A Level examination results 2026

Subject	Entries	A*	A	B	C	D	E	U
Art	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Biology	21	6	2	5	6	2	0	0
Business	18	0	4	8	5	1	0	0
Chemistry	21	5	5	4	5	2	0	0
Classical Civilisation	9	0	3	4	2	0	0	0
Computer Science	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Design & Technology	5	0	1	3	1	0	0	0
Drama and Theatre	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	22	4	11	7	0	0	0	0
Electronics	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
English Literature	10	2	4	4	0	0	0	0
French	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Further Maths	14	6	5	2	1	0	0	0
Geography	24	8	11	4	0	1	0	0
German	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
History	18	4	5	7	2	0	0	0
Mathematics	48	14	14	3	10	3	4	0
Music	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Physics	28	7	7	6	5	1	2	0
Politics	12	2	5	4	0	1	0	0
Psychology	8	1	2	4	0	1	0	0
Religious Studies	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Spanish	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
TOTAL	284	66	88	71	40	13	6	0
% achieving grades		23.2%	31.0%	25.0%	14.1%	4.6%	2.1%	0.0%

Recent A Level Results

A Level Summary 2017 – 2026

% Grades	A*	A* – A	A* – B	A* – E
2026	23.2	54	79	100
2025	17	55	84	100
2024	23	58	86	100
2023	23	61	83	100
2022	32	63	87	100
2020	26	62	88	100
2019	21	54	81	100
2018	26	59	82	100
2017	23	62	91	100

GCSE results overview 2026

33 pupils gained 10+ 9-7 grades

63 pupils gained 8+ 9-7 grades

69.7% of all grades were 9-7 grades

GCSE results 2026 by subject

GCSE Results 9-1

Subject	Entries	9	8	7	6	5	4	3-1
Art and Design	30	10	6	6	6	2	0	0
Biology	95	37	26	20	8	4	0	0
Chemistry	95	23	33	16	5	11	4	3
Chinese	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Classical Civilisation	16	4	3	3	4	2	0	0
Computer Science	28	5	6	4	8	3	0	2
Design Technology	31	0	4	8	13	3	3	0
Drama	22	8	4	2	5	3	0	0
Dual Science 1	27	0	2	6	4	9	3	3
Dual Science 2	27	0	0	4	6	6	7	4
English Language	121	48	33	22	14	2	1	1
English as a second language	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
English Literature	120	17	26	30	31	10	4	2
French	42	5	5	10	6	6	4	6
Further Maths	36	8	10	5	9	3	1	0
Geography	97	10	25	30	16	11	4	1
German	22	4	7	1	1	7	1	1
History	69	39	17	9	2	0	1	1
Latin	12	7	3	2	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	122	30	36	23	17	11	5	0
Music	20	5	5	3	0	7	0	0
Physics	95	37	25	21	7	3	2	0
Religious Studies	29	6	6	3	8	4	2	0
Russian	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	55	13	8	8	6	7	7	6

Totals:	1216	319	291	237	176	114	49	30
Percentage:		26.2%	23.9%	19.5%	14.5%	9.4%	4.0%	2.5%

Recent GCSE outcomes

GCSE Summary 2017 – 2026

% Grades	A*A / 9 – 7	A*-C / 9 – 4
2026	70	98
2025	69	98
2024	67	98
2023	73	99
2022	81	99
2020	79	100
2019	74	99
2018	75	99
2017	82	100

A Level results overview 2025

A* grades 17%

A*A grades 55%

A*AB grades 84%

5 D* and 3 D in BTEC sport

A Level results 2025 by subject

A LEVEL EXAMINATION RESULTS – 2025

Subject	Entries	A*	A	B	C	D	E	U
Art	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Biology	30	3	17	5	0	5	0	0
Business	18	2	4	8	4	0	0	0
Chemistry	32	4	16	8	1	3	0	0
Classical Civilisation	9	0	5	4	0	0	0	0
Computer Science	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Design & Technology	7	0	2	5	0	0	0	0
Drama and Theatre	7	2	4	1	0	0	0	0
Economics	25	4	7	9	5	0	0	0
Electronics	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
English Literature	14	3	6	4	1	0	0	0
French	6	0	3	2	1	0	0	0
Further Maths	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Geography	32	12	15	3	2	0	0	0
German	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
History	17	1	7	8	1	0	0	0
Latin	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	56	11	17	16	8	2	2	0
Music	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Physics	29	3	6	13	5	2	0	0
Politics	11	1	4	5	1	0	0	0
Psychology	9	3	3	0	3	0	0	0
Religious Studies	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
Spanish	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
TOTAL	334	58	127	94	40	13	2	0
% achieving grades		17.4%	38%	28.1%	12%	3.9%	0.6%	0.0%

GCSE results overview 2025

12 pupils gained 10 or more 9 – 8 grades

52% of pupils gained eight or more 9-7 grades

69% of all grades were 9-7 grades

GCSE results 2025 by subject

GCSE Results 9-1

Subject	Entries	9	8	7	6	5	4	3-1
Art and Design	18	4	6	7	0	1	0	0
Biology	82	31	23	18	8	2	0	0
Chemistry	82	13	14	26	15	8	4	2
Chinese	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Classical Civilisation	22	1	4	2	7	3	4	1
Computer Science	33	6	5	4	6	6	4	2
Design Technology	29	3	5	9	9	2	1	0
Drama	17	8	2	4	3	0	0	0
Dual Science 1	23	1	2	0	3	9	8	0
Dual Science 2	23	1	1	1	1	7	7	5
English Language	105	40	28	20	11	3	2	1
English Literature	105	10	28	28	18	15	4	2
French	38	4	5	7	10	3	4	5
Further Maths	22	8	3	2	5	3	1	0
Geography	80	18	19	22	14	4	3	0
German	25	6	7	7	4	1	0	0
History	57	18	17	10	5	4	1	2
Latin	10	5	4	1	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	105	20	33	19	18	9	6	0
Music	17	6	7	1	3	0	0	0
Physics	82	32	23	26	12	3	1	1
Portuguese	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	20	4	6	5	4	1	0	0
Russian	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	46	12	8	11	10	3	2	0

Totals:	1048	251	249	224	164	89	51	20
Percentage:		24%	23.8%	21.4%	15.6%	8.5%	4.9%	1.9%

University destinations 2023*

Bournemouth University	1
Cardiff University	9
Durham University	9
Falmouth University	1
Gap year	22
Hartpury University	2
Leeds Beckett University	1
Loughborough University	2
Met Film School	1
Newcastle University	4
Nottingham Trent University	1
Oxford Brookes University	3
Ravensbourne University London	1
SOAS University of London	1
Solent University (Southampton)	1
St George’s, University of London	1
St Mary’s University, Twickenham	1
The University of Edinburgh	2
UCFB	1
UCL	4
University of Amsterdam	1
University of Bath	14
University of Birmingham	1
University of Bristol	7
University of Cambridge (Homerton)	1
University of Cambridge (Jesus)	1
University of Exeter	6
University of Glasgow	2
University of Manchester	7
University of Nottingham	4
University of Oxford (Trinity)	1
University of Plymouth	1
University of Reading	4
University of Sheffield	1
University of Southampton	1
University of St Andrews	1
University of Strathclyde	1
University of Suffolk	1
University of Surrey	1
University of Sussex	2
University of the Arts London	1
University of Warwick	4
University of Worcester	1
University of York	2

*Please note that this table will be updated to show our 2024 entries in January once UCAS data is available.

Subjects studied 2024

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Aerospace Engineering

Architecture

Art History & Visual Culture and Modern Languages

Biological Sciences

Biology

Business Management

Business Studies

Chemistry

Combined Honours

Computer Science

Content, Media and Film Production

Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy

Economics

Environmental Geography

Fashion Management

Finance

Football Business and Finance

Football Studies

Geography

History, Politics and Economics

Human Sciences

Integrative Counselling

International Business

International Relations

Law

Law with Criminology

Marine and Freshwater Biology

Mathematics

Medicine

Modern and Medieval Languages

Music

Natural Sciences

Paramedic Science

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Physics with Astrophysics

Politics with Economics

Politics, Philosophy and Economics

Psychology

Psychology with Neuroscience

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Sport Communications and Marketing

Excellent ratings

Exeter School’s last full inspection was in 2024. The school achieved an excellent rating in each of the eight areas inspected. The report said:

“Leaders have created an ethos that places pupils’ wellbeing at the heart of the school’s activities. Leaders’ clear expectations for how everyone in the school should treat each other results in a positive environment where pupils feel valued and their wellbeing is actively promoted. ”

ISI report 2024