East Devon students attending Exeter College have received their A-level and Level 3 exam results this morning, (August,18).

The class of 2022 has achieved the best results in Exeter College’s history. The results mean the college have bucked the national trend, continuing their trajectory of year-on-year improvement in results.

In a year when students had no previous experience of externally set and marked exams, they have excelled. 69 per cent of Exeter College learners achieved high grades at A Level (A*-B), way ahead of the national average which fell to 62%. The college’s overall A Level pass rate of 99.3% was significantly ahead of national average (98.4%), continuing the legacy of outstanding results at Exeter College.

These results demonstrate how students have embraced the various ways of continuing learning throughout the disruption of the pandemic.

A Level student, Erin Fraser-Smith, collected her A Level results today for Maths, Physics and Chemistry. She said: “I’ve had an offer for deferred entry to Oxford University. So, I’m having a gap year then going to Oxford to study Medicine and then a career as a doctor."

A record number of students achieved an A or A* grade across all their subjects, with 27 students achieving A* grades in every subject they took. In total, nearly 200 students achieved straight A or A* grades across A Level and AS Level.

John Laramy CBE, Exeter College’s Principal and CEO said; “In a normal year, these would be brilliant A Level results, but in a year when students have taken exams for the first time and had to navigate lockdowns and periods of isolation these are simply stunning results. I would like to congratulate all our students, who have shown why we are an outstanding college. I would also like to thank all College staff, these results show that we do have exceptional staff, who dealt with the challenges of the last few years with care, talent and tenacity.

“At every stage our staff have tried to ensure that students stayed safe, well and engaged – these results show how effectively the College achieved this feat – so to our staff and our students I simply want to say thank you and well done.”