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Artist of the moment 2024/25

27th June 2025

The art department regularly recognises the achievements of individual pupils in the senior school through the award of the title, ‘Artist of the Moment’. Entries cover a wide range of…

Dr Adrian Rainbow appointed as Head from September 2026

26th June 2025

Exeter School is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Adrian Rainbow as the next Head of Exeter School, starting in September 2026. Dr Rainbow brings a wealth of experience…

Upper Two send messages to the International Space Station

23rd June 2025

Back in January, Upper Two took part in the Astro Pi Challenge where they sent messages to the International Space Station using the Python coding language. They have just received…

Donation to Hospiscare tops £4000

20th June 2025

Exeter School’s Young Changemakers team were given the proud task this week of presenting a donation cheque totalling £4102.34 to Hospiscare. A huge thank you goes to all of you…

Form One ESSIS performance

20th June 2025

Exeter School String Instrument Scheme (ESSIS) has now successfully completed its fourth year, and was celebrated by  an informal concert featuring this year’s Form One string musicians. In class music…

William’s success at the Hornet Nationals

18th June 2025

Last week, William (L5), competed in the Hornet National Sailing Championships, held in Torbay. Representing Starcross Yacht Club, this was the first time that William had sailed in an all-adult…

Upper One trip to the Exe Estuary

16th June 2025

Upper One had a fantastic time exploring part of the Exe Estuary as part of this term’s geography topic. The children thoroughly enjoyed searching for crabs and shells before discovering…

Lower Fifth canoeing trip on the River Wye

11th June 2025

On Thursday 5 June, 20 Lower Fifth pupils and six staff set out for a three day trip down the River Wye. We camped at Hereford rowing club, our start…

Alumnus, Matthew Goode, stars in new Netflix crime drama

10th June 2025

Matthew Goode (1989-1996) is the star of the new Netflix crime drama Dept. Q; an adaptation of novels of the same name by Danish author, Jussi Adler-Olsen. Starring as the…

National Scientific Thinking Challenge

6th June 2025

In May, a group of Middle Fifth pupils sat the National Scientific Thinking Challenge. This is an online test written by lecturers from Warwick, Bristol, Newcastle, Oxford, Durham, Manchester and…