Exeter Mathematics School is a maths school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon.[2]
| Exeter Mathematics School | |
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| Address | |
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Rougemont House Castle Road , , EX4 3PU | |
| Coordinates | 50°43′34″N 3°31′47″W / 50.7261°N 3.5296°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Free school sixth form |
| Motto | Freedom for Thinkers[1] |
| Established | 1 September 2014 |
| Specialist | Mathematics |
| Department for Education URN | 140971 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Kerry Burnham |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16 to 19 |
| Website | http://www.exetermathematicsschool.ac.uk/ |
It opened in September 2014 under the free schools initiative and is sponsored by Exeter College and the University of Exeter. It is intended to be a regional centre of excellence in mathematics for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.[3][4] As a result, the school offers boarding facilities for pupils who live more than an hour's drive away from the school.[5] A total of 120 students are catered for at the school with some boarding from Monday to Friday during term time.
The school is highly selective, with prospective students expected to have GCSE qualifications at grade 8-9 in Mathematics and Physics or Computer Science. Prospective students must also have five GCSEs in total at grade 5 or above including English at grade 6. The course structure of Exeter Mathematics School requires all students to study A-level Mathematics and Further Mathematics and either A-level Physics or Computer Science. Students may choose to study both, but one may be chosen and an additional A-level from a wider range of options, which are taught at Exeter College, may be taken as an alternative.[6]
References
edit- ^ University of Exeter Design Studio. "Exeter Mathematics School - Home". Exeter Mathematics School.
- ^ University of Exeter Design Studio. "Exeter Mathematics School - Home". Exeter Mathematics School.
- ^ "New specialist maths free school to be regional centre of excellence". UK Government. 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Exeter Mathematics School officially opened". Exeter Express and Echo. 22 September 2014.
- ^ University of Exeter Design Studio. "Exeter Mathematics School - Accommodation". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ University of Exeter Design Studio. "Exeter Mathematics School - Curriculum".
External links
edit- "Exeter Mathematics School". University of Exeter.
- "Exeter University backs free school for maths". The Guardian. 21 January 2013.
- "Rougemont House transformed into inspirational new Exeter Mathematics School". Western Morning News. 8 September 2015.
- "Gifted students secure places at Exeter Mathematics School". Dawlish Learning Partnership. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "Exeter Mathematics School". EduBase2. Department for Education.