Voted top independent school in Devon

EXETER School pupils, aged seven to 18, enjoy an impressive range of academic subjects and extra-curricular activities.

Voted top independent school in Devon in the "Sunday Times" Parent Power table, Exeter School’s 25-acre site is well equipped with a range of first-class sports facilities.

In addition to the large playing fields, astroturf arena and all-weather courts, it also boasts a heated outdoor swimming pool and a sports hall with squash courts, climbing wall, fitness suite and dance studio. A new indoor pool is currently under construction.

Senior pupils can join the school’s Combined Cadet Force and take part in outdoor pursuits such as the Ten Tors Challenge and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

The school is especially proud of its excellent art, music and drama departments and a number of major performances and exhibitions are staged throughout the year.

Recently, a record 15 medical offers were made to Upper Sixth pupils who also scooped up awards in the Biology and Chemistry Olympiads and the 2015 Good Schools Guide Award for A Level Physics for the second year in a row.

Astronaut Tim Peake gave Exeter Junior School pupils the thumbs up from space when he praised their care of rocket seeds on the school’s Twitter feed @ExeterSchoolUK.

Exeter School has an excellent record of academic success, which includes 35 Oxbridge offers in the last five years.

In the Summer 2015 public exams, a record 92 per cent of A Levels were A* to B and a record 84.3 per cent of GCSE grades were A* or A.