Exeter Mathematics School

Royal visit for pioneering Exeter Mathematics School

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 10/03/2018 - 12:15pm

Pupils at the pioneering Exeter Mathematics School have received a royal visit thanks to their innovative work with academics and leading technology organisations.

The Duke of Gloucester, the Queen's cousin, visited the school today to find out more about the unique ways teachers are boosting science, technology, engineering and maths skills and careers in the South West.

Exeter Mathematics School, which opened in 2014, is one of only two specialist schools for enthusiastic young mathematicians and scientists in England. The sixth form offers young people in the South West...

Exeter Mathematics School students achieve among best A-level results in country

Students at a unique South West sixth form for mathematicians have once again scored some of the best A-level results in the country.

A total of 13 per cent of students at the Exeter Mathematics School will attend Oxford or Cambridge universities to study for degrees in science, technology or mathematics subjects, including mathematics, artificial intelligence, physics, engineering and geophysics.

A total of 59 per cent of examinations taken by teenagers at the school, which is sponsored by the University of Exeter, were graded at A or A* and 81 per cent were graded at A*,...

Exeter Mathematics School - Year 11 Taster Day

Event Date: 
07/11/2015 - 10:00am to 2:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Mathematics School, Rougemont House, Castle Street, EXETER EX4 3PU

These events are for year 11 students who are considering applying to Exeter Mathematics School (EMS) for September 2016 entry and would like to find out more.

You will have the opportunity to meet EMS staff and students, take part in a series of workshops and have your questions answered.

Timetable for the day: 10:00am - About EMS - Parents are welcome to attend this session 11:00am - Student Workshops 14:30pm - Depart

Students will need to bring a packed lunch. No equipment or uniform is required.

Booking is essential and can be completed via the EMS...

Exeter Mathematics School - Year 11 Taster Day

Event Date: 
03/10/2015 - 10:00am to 2:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Mathematics School, Rougemont House, Castle Street, Exeter, EX4 3PU

These events are for year 11 students who are considering applying to Exeter Mathematics School (EMS) for September 2016 entry and would like to find out more.

You will have the opportunity to meet EMS staff and students, take part in a series of workshops and have your questions answered.

Timetable for the day: 10:00am - About EMS - Parents are welcome to attend this session 11:00am - Student Workshops 14:30pm - Depart

Students will need to bring a packed lunch. No equipment or uniform is required.

Booking is essential and can be completed via the EMS...

Exeter Mathematics School officially opens

A prestigious new specialist school, designed to act as a regional centre of excellence for gifted young mathematicians, has been officially opened.

The Exeter Mathematics School, a sixth form school jointly sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College, has been created to meet the needs of Maths students throughout the South West region.

It was officially launched on Friday19 September, when around 50 delegates gathered at the school, located near Rougemont Castle in the heart of Exeter city centre.

Guests at the launch included representatives from the...

Local community invited to consultation for new Exeter Maths School

The first consultation for the new Exeter Mathematics School (EMS) will be held on 28 August at the University of Exeter.

The new school will be a mathematically oriented, academic sixth form, providing an environment in which those with an interest in, and aptitude for, mathematics can be stimulated, developed and stretched.

The EMS is due to open in September 2014, with 30 year 12 students drawn from Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset and is co-sponsored by the University of Exeter and Exeter College.

One of only two specialist mathematics schools in the UK, the...