Exeter College still top of class in new league tables

Exeter College has been ranked the best performing further education college in Greater Devon for the third year running in the latest league tables released by the Government for students studying level 3 courses, using total points score per student and average points per exam – the key measures used by the media.

The new government league tables have become far more detailed and complicated, but what has not changed is the essential ingredient that is required to progress to further study, employment or University.

Exeter College is delighted that 92% of students on level three programmes (a combination of A level, International Baccalaureate and BTEC level 3 results), achieve this key measure, which enables them to progress once they complete their studies at college. Exeter College is the top performing college in the Devon Educational Area by a staggering 14%.

In a year when the college was named Outstanding Further Education Provider of the Year by the Times Educational Supplement and been rated as outstanding in a no-notice pilot inspection by Ofsted; the college’s league table performance in the measure that counts for progression is further testament to the commitment and talent of the staff and students at the college.

Principal Richard Atkins said. "I feel very proud of Exeter College's achievements and these statistics are just one of the many ways we demonstrate continued success. The data shown in the Government's performance tables this year, however, is more complex and there has been national concern that this means that the tables do not provide a clear indication of where the best choice and chance of success lies for our young people at 16.

"We believe that, as a college, our priority must be equipping young people with the qualifications and skills they need to progress, and a sector-leading 92% of our level three students are leaving the college with the qualifications they require for their next steps. These performance tables, our student results and our pair of national accolades, are all measures of the excellence in teaching and learning that the College now offers to students in Exeter and across Devon."

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