About Us
Who are we?
Exeter College is a thriving and growing tertiary College which places teaching, learning and student success as our top priority. We enjoy an excellent regional reputation with an ambition to be an exceptional college.
An Ofsted Inspection in 2022 resulted in the College retaining the impressive accolade of Outstanding. The College also scored the top assessment of ‘strong’ for its approach to meeting the skills needs of the area. This makes Exeter College the first College in the country to achieve the highest judgement in both elements of Ofsted’s new enhanced inspections.
We have high expectations of our students and staff and each year their combined efforts result in excellent exam grades, outstanding training successes and brilliant music, art, sports and community achievements. We welcome students of all ages and abilities and our tutorial and learner support programmes are designed to meet their needs; challenging them to reach their full potential.
What do we offer?
As a successful tertiary College, we offer a wide range of courses and students can choose those that reflect their individual ability, aspiration and interest.
Courses provide a variety of ways into industry or further study. Students can choose from A Levels, T Levels, BTECs, Apprenticeships, Higher Technical Education, and a range of adult learning courses including GCSE’s and Skills Bootcamps.
Working with our Community
The College continues to serve the city of Exeter but we also attract students from across Devon with over 66% of our 16-18 learners coming from across Devon and the South West. The College boasts a number of specialist academies providing training for sports, journalism, music, academically gifted, dance, esports and hospitality and catering students. We have developed very strong employer links through our curriculum and Apprenticeships, with leading local and international employers, such as the Met Office, Michael Caines, Exeter Chiefs, Exeter City Football Club and many more small and medium enterprises. This ensures our vocational courses and Apprenticeship training mirrors current industry trends and initiatives.
We recognise the importance of working closely with national and local authorities, community and employer groups, in order to support the local community and economy. We deliver key initiatives particularly with Princes’ Trust, Careers South West and the local Chambers of Commerce.
College Successes
An Ofsted Inspection in 2022 resulted in the College retaining the impressive accolade of Outstanding. Eight years since the last inspection, Ofsted again confirmed that Exeter College is an Outstanding College.
Our students excel academically and the class of 2024 continued the legacy of excellent A Level results and top-class technical and applied results. An incredible 57% of Exeter College learners achieved high grades at A Level (A* to B), which exceeded the 2024 national average. The College’s overall A Level pass rate of 99.5% was significantly ahead of national average (97%), continuing the legacy of outstanding results at Exeter College. Read more about our achievements and latest news.
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Sustainability
Exeter College is committed to Exeter City Council’s plan to make Exeter carbon neutral by 2030, adopting a coordinated approach and action at local, regional and national levels to address the challenge of carbon emissions and energy use in cities.
College community initiatives
In the last academic year (2022/23) these included:
- Students participated in the annual Global Teach In, based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- As a Queens Platinum Jubilee Award winner, Exeter College were part of 21 higher and further education institutes from across the UK, that contributed to a year-long research report, a project that concluded with 14 clear recommendations to Government and priorities for the sector that will accelerate progress towards Net Zero
- The Learner Leadership Team represented the student body at Sustainability group meetings, helping to contribute to college-wide ideas and initiatives
- Environmental-based tutorials took place throughout the year
- Staff and students organise beach cleans, tree planting, litter picking and more
Operational Initiatives
- 100% of waste collected on the College account is either Recycled or Recovered (zero waste to landfill)
- Ongoing investment in new lighting, boilers, and windows to make buildings more energy efficient
- Solar/PV on buildings (IoT, Tech Centre, Maths and Science Centre) to generate electricity at these sites to be used in the buildings
- College fleet of cars being replaced with electric and hybrid vehicles
- We support the Woodland Trust with the paper we purchase for the College
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Visit the Careers page to find out what life is like working at the College, and how one of our roles could be the next step in your career.
Upcoming Events View all events
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Student Performance: Moments of Truth in a Body of LiesAre stories based on truth or a body of lies? When does truth become a misleading narrative? Over time, misinformation and propaganda can be woven into the fabric of private lives and public consciousness, to the point where it’s accepted as truth. Join us for this performance of “Moments of Truth in a Body of…
- Exeter Northcott Theatre, 6 May 2025
- 19:30
06May -
Student Performance: GodspellExperience the joy, excitement and general silliness in Exeter College’s Musical Theatre students’ production of Godspell 2012. In this updated version of Stephen Schwartz‘s (Pippen, Wicked) classic musical, they explore themes of friendship and community, and think about how we want to live alongside other people in an increasingly fractured world. Set in the theatre, this troupe of disparate…
- Exeter Northcott Theatre, from 8 May to 10 May 2025
- 19:30
08May