Exmouth Community CollegeDawlish College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Exmouth Community College and Dawlish College are secondary schools.
Exmouth Community College scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Dawlish College scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Dawlish College is ahead on our composite score.
Exmouth Community College was judged Requires improvement and Dawlish College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.8 for Exmouth Community College and 39.1 for Dawlish College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Exmouth Community College (45.6 in 2021-22, 41.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Dawlish College (45.1 in 2021-22, 39.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ExmouthExmouth Community College | DawlishDawlish College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | D52/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 37th of 41 in Devon | 28th of 41 in Devon Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 2,031 | 782 | |
| Capacity | 2,650 | 900 | |
| Location | Exmouth, EX8 3AF | Dawlish, EX7 0BY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 Stronger figure | 39.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32.7% Stronger figure | 27.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.3% Stronger figure | 46.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 333 | 156 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 116 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 28.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 8.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 2,103 | 776 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.5% | 29.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.9% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 9.4% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.4% | 5.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.7% Stronger figure | 11.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.4% Stronger figure | 31.9% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Exmouth Community College
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