EXEtER SCHOOL
IA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1093080
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 04470478
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
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REPORT AND FIP4ANCiAL STATEmE1￿[s
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 202S
Contents
Pages
Report of the board of governors incorporating the Strategic Report
i-io
Statement of governors. respDnsibilities
li
Independent auditors. report
12-14
Consolidated statement of finanti31 actiwties
15-16
GroLtp balance sheet
17
Company balance sheet
18
Consolidated cash flow statement
19
Notes to the financial statements
20-31

EXEfER SCHOOL- RÉPORT OFThE BOARD OF GOVERNORS INCORPOIIATING STRATEGIC REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDED 31 AVGUST2025
The rnembers of the Board of Governors of Exeter School present their annual report for the year ended 31 August
2025 undEr the Charities Act 2011. including the director5. report and straiegic report. the Companies Act
2006. together wth the auditedfinan¢ial statements forthe year. This repon ssthe diiectors. report forthe purposes
ol cornpanylaw and the trusiees. repon for Ihe purposes of charity law.
The Cornpanywas inGorpor8ted in Endand andwales on26Jun22002. On 31 July2002. itacquirtsd theundertakings.
assets and liabrtiiies (excluding the perm•nent ertdownentl of Exeler SchoDI Iregistered charity number 3067241.
W￿"¢h became knowvk as the Exeter School Tru￿ and reiained ownership of the perrnanent eridowment. The
Company limited bygua¥antee, Exeier School, is the sole trustee of the Charity, Exeter 5choolTrust. The meigEr Df
EX￿er School General Charitable Trust (registered charrty number 306nSI wilh Exeter School took effect from 30
July 2(KJ8. The Charity commissi￿ approved the merger. The Company updated irs ArticlEs of Association on 12
Febiv8ry 2021. The financial statements combine the undertaktngs, assets and liabibties of both Exeter School and
ExeterSGhoDL Twustand fherefore include the perm9nentendov￿￿￿t
OblectÈ
The obiecrsofthe Cornpanya¥etoadvanEE educatlDfi and tvainin& bythe prow$ion and conduci, ofa Eo*dLtcational
day andlor boardingschool Of schoots.
Oi¢•nisationolstrLJGlure
The Board of Govemors may exercise au the powers ot the Company set out in the AJticlÈs of Association, Èxcept
those, which bythese ArticlE$ Dr the pro￿S10Th$ of the Companies Act ale required to be exercised only in General
NBeting. All Governors wve of theirtimefreely and re£eNe no wÈmuntsration. No Governor or person conn8cied with
a Governor received any benetrt from either mearnstesied awar*Js orscholafships awarded io its pupils.
The Head and Ihe Bursar Iwho is also the Clerk to the Governor$l are appointed by the 808rd ot Governors and are
required to report to the board at least thrEe times 8 year. In each year. the Boaid of Governors has to Set Salary
levels for staft an¢ fee levels fof puprts as pail of approwngihe detailed budget putto it bythe Bursai in conjunction
with the Head. The Hea¢J is ve5ponsible forthe day-to-day running of lh£ school. Th8y8fe assisted In this by8 senior
leadership group consisting of themselves. th￿e deputy Heads. Head ofihe Junior School. the Head of HR andthe
Oirector olAdrnissions Markeiing.
Composltlon ol the Board ofGo¥etnors
The FnembErs ofthe Board ofGoveinors aTt¥lsothe direciois of Ihe Companyandirustees olihe Chaiity-The Board
of Governor5 when complete consisis ol noi less thanei8hiand not rnorethan seventeen persons. AIIGovernorsare
co-opttsd to the board. Underth8terrns ot a ￿emOratI￿￿M of undBrstarbding beiween the Charity an￿the 8OV8rning
body of St John's Hospital Eduutional Foundation. Iwo Govtrnors WAI be agreed b8twaen those two bodies.
The Boaid ofGovernorsmBets at leastthreetimes8yts8rand duringiheye8r, therewere tour subsidiarycornmittee5=
the FinanGe and G8ner81 PJrposes IF&GPI commTttee. thE Education ctsmmittEt. the W811ar8 and Safeguarding
(W&Sl committee. andthv Govemènte, Nominations and fiemuTheration committee. Allthe subsidiary committees
meet at least once each school term. and reportto the Board ot Govemws.
The Head and the Bursar, as the Clerk to Ihe GovemDrs. attended all meetings. The Head of the Junior School
attended full rneetings of the Board of Governorsand rneetingsof the F&GPanLIW&S commirrees. The Deputy Head
(pupil developmeni. welfare and wellbeing). 35 Designated Safeguarding Lcad. *tended the W&S committee. the
Head of FinanGe th¢ F&GP commiiiee and rhe Deputy Head lacademicl and Deputy Head lenri¢hment. £haracter
and ¢ommunityl the Education committee.

EXEfER 5CHOOL- REPORT OFTHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS PICORPOMTING STrATEGIC REPORTFOR ThE
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
D¢tails of current Governors
The following individuals Sat asGovernois duwingthe 12 mDfbths Ended 31 Avgust 2025:
Ms G A Hodgeits (Chairl
Mrs C N Baillie. (Chair ol Education committeel
Mr A P Burbanks. (Chair of F&GP Gommitleel
Ms C A Gibaud KC" (Chair ofW&S commine81
Mrs H Clark
Mr H J E Dyer (appointed 26 March 20251
Brigadier S P Hodder (resigned 25 Jvne 20251
Mr l K Irocha
Mr M E Johnson
Mr D A Katontary
Mr GJ G Lachas lappoinied 26 March 20251
Dr K Lloyd-clark (appointed 26 Maich 20251
MrREMay
Mr D M McG8hey
*Vice¢h•ir ofthe Bobrd ol Governors
Each mernber ol the Board of Gv¥ernor$ hasguaranthed io conrritwjte w the 8sset$of the Company. in the event DI
t bEingwDuntl up. an amount not exceeding E10.
Trust•e r8cfultment
The govemance commineemeeisiermlyto iewew. aM￿ls1o1her Ihings, the makÈ-up of the governingbody and io
trackwh8nvacancies and profB5sional orpersonalskill shortdgesafeforeseento occur. When vacancies occur. the
skills of potential trusttses 8rÉ assessed against percewed needs_ Poiential trusiees arg i￿￿ted tovisii and io meet
and b8 briefed bykey membwsotthe schoolstaff and a numbtsrof Goveinors betoretheirname5 are puttorwJrd fDr
elgrtion.
Onceeleded. GDvernors undergo a foimal Ind￿tIOn process. inciudingre¢eipt of a comprehensive briefing pack,
tourofthe school. 8full briefingwith the clewk and optiona18ttendance atthe AGBISnewgovernor's IrJininks?minar.
The poperworkforau meetin%s of GoverThor5 atthe5chool iscornprehensNe and rnvch use is madeof benchmarking
sutweys. professional arTrd legal èdvice on m8ttersrelatingto schools. Govemor5 #Iso t¥ke part in 8 Scheduled series
ol informalvisits to departrnents. to observelessons and tofamiliarise (hernselves more closelyv*th tht daily life of
'the school. AdditllXl8lly, ￿fortn?1 visits by one w more Govemors are a regular uccurrence.
Trusi8B tralnlng
The school has CDntinued io acwvely pursue detsiled iraining of trustees by rnaking use of training SEmiThars for
Governors run by ISC and other bodies, as well as running an annual formal trainiThg day in D2cember. SEveral
Governtsrs attended one-dayAGBIS. ISBA and ISC 5erninars.
Details of Key Man•etsm*fit Persannel
rhe following indivithJa15fi11Bd key managèment positions duriftgthe 12 months ended 31 AuÉu5t 2025..
Ms LA Simpson (Nead-fesigiitd 31 August 20251
Mr MCM MacEacharn (Buisar ané Clerk to the Governorsl
Mrs SAV8n Schalwryk (Head of the Junior School)
Mr GS Bone (Depvty Head., acting Head fFom 1 September 20251
Miss A Dunning (Deputy Headl
Miss BV Rose (Deputy Headl
Mrs A McGre8or IH88é ot HR)
Mrs ES William5 (Direcfor (rf External Aetstionsl
Following Ms Simpson'6 appointrnerrt In Match 20?5 a- CEO of the Britiph School of thc Nctherlands -tartiThg in
Septernber 2025, the Board moved swftlyto ap￿)int Mr Graham Bone (Deputy Head academicl as aciing Head for
the acaijemic yeai 2025-26. The 8oard is er8tetul to Nr B(￿e for stepping up at suth shDrt notice.

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The Board then launche*J è search to find a new head for september 2026. Following a detailed 8Trd thorough
recruitment p¥oce55. the Board was delighted to announce the ap￿n1￿￿Trt 91 Dw Adrian Rainbow.
Dr Rainbow brinES a wealth ol experiEnce and academic rigoui to the iole. He holds 8 PhD in English, an MA in
Énglish. and 8 PGCE in English and Dr8ma from the University of Exeier: an MA in Educ8rional Leadership and
M8nagErnentfrornthE UnivetsityolBath: and a 8Ain Enoish PM"losopltyfromtheUni¥Etsityof6riiish Columbia.
With a proven track record Df impaci ècross the education sector. Dr Rainbow combines practical leadership
experience Wilh a clearvision lor edvc8tional excellencE. He is currently Head of Lowbdon Park School. Mayfair, and
was previously H8ad of Eaton Square Schools and Hamptun CouTt House School. all part Df th¥ Dukes Edvcaiion
erovp. Priortothese roles, he served as Deputy HEad ai Sevenoaks SchDOI.
Main ageht$
Indtpendent audiiors
Simpkins Ethvards Audii LLP
The summit
Woodwater Park
f*nes Hill
Exeter EX2 SIAE
Banku8
Nation3lWestmin$ter Bank PLC
Commercial 8ankin&
246 High 5tweet
Exeter EX4 3PD
Solicitois
Veale Wasbrou8h Viiaids LLP
NairowQuay House
NairowQuay
Bristol 8SI 4QA
Investment man•gEr$
R)thbones IrNesiment Management
The Senate
Southernh8yG•rdens
Exeter EX1 1UG
Oblectlvos
In settingthèir ¢)bjecri¥es and planninethe school's activlties th8 Governors have gNen careful cot)sider8tion rothe
Charity Commission's general guidance on pubiit benefit and. in particular, its supplementary guidance on
advancing education and on fee chargin& The school's key objectives are set against a background of tuition fees
that offer value fDr money and help io ensure that acces$ to the educatKsn the school ollers is available io pu￿lS
Irom a sector ofthe public.
The objectives are 1¢)."
Cofvtinue to man8geth•transition toa regime vjhere independent schoolfee5 are subject to VAT.
Maintain 8 slronglevel ofijemand low places4t3+ 7+ 11+ 3nd 16+ aswell ès cantinuingentryat 8+ ￿ ond 13+
as appTopwiaie from 8 wide range ofteeder schools from both the maintained and private seciw5.
To maintain the development otthe character of our pupil$. promoting #spiration and flourishin% in all.
Maint8¢n the hiRh standard of acadernic teachink and pastoral care within the School by recrutting and
evelopingt8iented and camtnitted staff.
Maintaiwi the richhES5.variety and profile ol the schooi'scDrfurricul* ptDWSton and resources.
Continue to respond to the changing edu¢•tional dimate and to enhance 4he curricvlum and facilities
accordingly.
P18y8n 8Ctwe part in ihe lrfe of the Ioc81 community.

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YEAR ENDÉD31AUGUST2025
As in recent previous years. Ihe school has been able10 secure support from national charities such as the Record
Trust. the St john's Hospital Educational Fund as weu è5 from generDUS local benefactors, internallyfrom the
Geor8e Williarns Trust amongsi others. These souices. ar the discreiion of the Head, may be ￿Sed to supplement a
liffAted nuwnber ot sixth form Bursarie5 ￿10 ¢reat¢ an awaid offeriTrgupto the lull tyition fees.
In ihe 8cademic year 2024-25 ihere were 11 12023-24.'151 pupilsatihe sGhoolon a freeplaGewith a futher 5012023-
24..471 receiving means-tested financial support.
Academlc results
We were again delighted with the resultsthat ouryoungpeople achieved in surnrnew 2Q25. followng the huge efforts
rnade bythe pupils themselves a$well as the support and expertise of school siaft_
On Upper Sixth resulis day. over ?0% ol pupils pined a place ai their first-choice univerwty- ForA Levels. 17.4% of
gradès were at A" 55.4% at A"A and 83.5% at A+A6. In addition to rhe A Levels, our third cohort of BTEC sport saw
62.596 of pupils bEin48warded a Distinction andthe remairKler all secuiing• Distincti¢)n.
At GCSE. 24% of DUtcome5 were Grade 9. 69rybwere grades 9-7 and 98.1%were grades 94.
Out600* $¢tlv6t108
Duke ofEdinburgh Award
Inthe 2024-25 acadernicyear. the BronzeAw8rdwa$offeied to Lsthpupiisforthesecondtime. Seventy-three pvpil$
enrolled. and the school partnered with tY¥namicAdventures, an OLrtdoor educati￿ company. to run thee¥pedition.
In Septernber 2025. Arnanda Roff t￿)k over as DofE Manager and dEcided that, frorn 2026 onwards. all LSI* 8ronzÈ
expediriofts and core trainiTrgwill be delivered in-house.
Throughoui the year. 5ilverAward pupits completed their pr8Ctice and qualifying expedition5 on East Dafimoor and
Exmoor. Vmlh ten pupils successfully achievingthe awaié_ Gold Awafd pupb15 undertook Iheir iraininE on OBrtmoor
nd completed their quality.ng exp?dition in the BTecon B¢a¢ons. In total. tifty_three pU￿[S achieved their Dvke of
Edinburgh's Awaié duringthe 4Cèdem¢c year.-thirty_six BroTrie.ten Silver. and seven Gold.
Tors
36 pupil$ from M5th and 12 L6th took on ihe Ten Tois Challenge Event in May. in warm, stable coTrditlons. All bar
one wccessfullyGornpleted th*r routes.The S&mileteamwerÈ particui8rlyimpressiw&, finiSh￿ngfIrStlln their route
and second 55team overall.
19 L6th ane 40 Msih pupils took part in the 1633 Challenge in March, as their final expedition befora Ten Tors
selection. The majority Successfully compleled the thallenge Irom Princetown to Ford Fam, Ma an fwernlghr stop
at 5hallowford Farm.
OLm¥ard8oLtnd
In October 2024. 19 L6th pupils took part in Ehe Abbot¥W8yWaikfrom BuckfastioTavistock. raisinernonay foi local
charities. With all completingthe rowe.
Other •Gtlvlfles
Model UniredNations
Modelunited Nation5 cofltinues to go from 5trenOh to stTength. wth a particularly impresswe cohort in U6. Weekly
rnEetings ar2 well attended. and there arE incrtasine numbers ol pupils from the IDwer ytsais to complem8nt our
more regular anenéees from the sixth form. WE have attentjed COrnPBiiriDvs ai Exeter College, Queen's ColLeg2
Taunton. Bristd Gwatntnar School and Kirtgswood School B81h hwlh delegates from Emeiey School doing very well in
both. We are now pr8paringfor the first Exeter School MUN conference inlive yBars to take placE in October 2025.
YoungEnterprise
There wer£ two Young EntreprEnevrs te8tns from Exeter schL￿1 in the year. both of *thich were trun as social
enterpiises."Coast to Coast" is a SOGial enterprise bu*ness set up to raise awafeness of sustainable productlDn
techniques- by rnanufaciurityg and sellingproducts tnade from rnaterials ihat are recyclable and sust8inable with
rnSnimal C02 loDtWiThi. Se1￿"1)gat localmaFkets ij)cludin8 CieditonandT¢wshamweekend markets.theyaim to raise

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awareness oftheir cause. They have also organiseclbeach cleansontheweekendsin Teignmouth and Exrnouth with
xth Form pupilsvolunt2eringtheirtime."Re-cycl2rise- i53nothersoEièl entETprisewhich airned to rais2 awaTeness
of the uselulness of recycled glass. Sales at local markets an¢J campaigns in the local aieas raised community
awarene55 of ihe issues. Ail surplus stock at the end of the programme wll be don8t8d to a local charity alongwith
20% 01 th8ir prolits.
Ch8SS
Ches5 is 0 popular activrty during the lunch time clubs and Ihere continue5 ro be a si4nificant inciease in online
chess around the world. In the lastyear ourteam$ pertormed well but didn'tquit8 CDlltinue their streak ot reaching
the national fina15 of the Tearn Chess Challeng&. A pupil In Y*8r 9 18 currently playing foi England and In various
national tournarnents. Our experienced coach. who has been coaching the junior schDoI for sever81 years, is
continuingto coach in our stniorschool hasanavid youpolkeen players learningmoreabout the theorybehind
the game. Pupils havtstarted runninEinfomiallightningchtrsscompetitionsandtackiing¢hesslogic problems, such
asth6 Knight'sTour. 11 has also been posiiweto seethewaypupilsha¥e embraced all Skill levels and wothwith each
other to improve 8veryonE'S Capaclty to play. We hope lo be eTrtering some Strong t&ams in the LtpcominÉ
competitions this cornir*ye8r.
Chatrtles
The Exeterschool comwnunrtywere involved agreat iangeolGharTrtableendEavoursthroughoul the acaéemicyear
of2024-25, both collectiyelyand within individual houses andseciions oftheschool. Everyhouseheld acharitycake
54lewith all proc8trds b8inedL¥Fated io their charityot choice, as Olniined below.
Aclèmd House Opted to support I￿￿1 charity St Petrot's
Ciossinrt supported Young LNe$ vs Cancer. inspired ty a rnember ol their house who has recently been
supported byth8m
Downch chose to suppcrt Hospicecare. a local charity%%ith we have established gDod ￿￿ks
Golfvoted for Forte. 8 IDtal cancerch8rity. and did a shoebox appe81 alongsiee cake sales
Walker raised moneyfor tesiicular cancer Mctyrn5 Ihrou8h moustsche sales and cake sales
Last year saw y$ adDPt o new approach to ch8rit8ble aiming to esiablish longer ierm partnerships swth
charitie5 In the local area. Buildin£ on this appro&h this year. we opted to $uppart Hospicecare in ) number of
eventsthiouEhout theyear. intluding8 Junior khool reiTrd861 run and our annual 5vmmerfete.Wehave established
permanent partnership with the charity in the fom of Young Changemakers. a fuDdr*sing committee within our
5ixlh Form communrty who leam more ab￿rt palliativB care and medicine alongside raising funds and awarenÈs&
forthis irnportantGau$e. We a150 held our inauguralwinttr 8811 in conjunction wth Wooden Spoon. wth £5 of each
tIGket Sale beingdonated to thi$ irnportani cause.
The charity commitlee has shown pLea5ing developments over the CQUTse oftheyaar, with rnanymernbers chooslng
to stay on for another year. We six tirnes across the year and members also communicaie w8 rhe Google
Classroorn p3ge. In addition io heltbingto pian the summerfete. mernbers also orggnised East8f fundraising lor their
electeij of the springttrm. Joy of Le8ming. In ihe surnmew iewm ihey elecied Devon Air Ambu18nce to be the
rEcipieTht of moneyraiseLI bythe non-school unilowrn day_
Moneywasalso raised forGhartythrough specilice¥Etyrsheidthrou8houitheyear. wthallmoneyraised atthEMlnlDr
sGhool Christmas Concert goingto the chaplain'5 chosen charity. The junior school aLso heid a non-schooi uniform
day in the a￿uM￿ term to raise money fgr Children In Need. In December a National Trust concert was held in the
¢ath&dr81, and a charityconctrt took p18ce in May. wrth money lorwater Aid also being raised Ihrough refre5hm8nt
sales at the senior school Christmas toncert.Thtwhole school joined together forchristasjurnper Day. wth pupils
donating money in aid of our senior utizens Christmas party. in which elderly Te&idents from the local CDmrnunity
are invited in forrélreshments and ￿nging0n rhelast dayof term, allleawngwth a Chrisimas gift. Poppieswerealso
sold ahead of Rernemtrance Dayto raisern(Trneyfor thB Roy31 British Legion.
The pupils 81tendinE the summer 2025 Keny? expedition alsD ccrfnpieted thwr fvndiaising. selling refreshment5 8t
school plays afid $imiLaT eventsto raise moneyto donateto the people theyworked wth duringtheir expedftlon.

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Ctrmmvniiy seNice
Throu2hout theyear, our Community Sermce gr¢xip Conlmued to conneciions wwh youfigeT and older
rnembers of the communitythrou8h weeklyvolunieerinL festive evenfs and surnmer ouiings_
In October. fo¥Field Day. rnanypupiis£ompleled 3n extended placemant. volurrteeringln 8 r8hgEof venuts.
Here ar6 a examples- in ¥ warm $pacÈ. if• a local primary school. wilh the E¢¢ Soc programme vmih our
&chool.
In Qlecember. ourChri51ma5 pwrywas a joyluLsucce55. neaily20 Third and Fourth Fcrrners, and Sixih
Form rnusicièns treating a lestNe 8tmosphere. The tOmWTwnity seNice pupils helped organise and run the
whole event.
In June. althDugh regulav placemenis slowed ¢Jue to Exams and stL*Yy leave. Fi8ld Dty brou8bt renewed
e*7ery wilh a triptosaltram House. Around 45 eldertyguestsenjoyed a mernorable day out.
Pubuc b8nellt'. &chlevernent
A total of £726.867 14.45% of income) 12023-24.. E732.89& 4.4%] was made available on a me8n84eMe¢J basis to
assist parents who were unable io afford the fullfees.
Pattheiships
EKete.r Schnol 18 iDvolve(f in mahy diffetpnt 08rtneixhip initiaiives. and these are all Iisied on thp. S¢hrJol% TaÈether
website.
We share our swrnmin8 pool wth an tncr8asine n￿ber ol prrmary schools in ihe Ioc818ce8 (currently 61
Physics tnasterctasses arE run tor Year 6s from ￿al ￿lMary schools, involving both the head of physics
and a great nwnber o16F physics pupil5.
We aTè now workinK Wth the Devon Orchestra group and they make use ol our music 18cilities 8t the
weekend.
The Waim Space iniT*aii¥e in couaborationwth Acorn CommunityCar8.
The InterÈenerational project with Millbroak Retirement Village sees our pupils worknng with the tslderiy
resiéents. playing games ènd deliverinÉpresent8Dons.
ESMUP (Exeter School Music Partnetshipsl sees pupils visiting local prim8rys¢hor)Ls to t•ach th•Y how to
sing and play musical instruments. This wasfearured on 8BC news.
We have esiablished our Youn8 Eniiepreneurs sme group wth Maynard 5chDoI and Wellington,
workingwth several local tw*ne55es
Our EIFesi ottered a numbei oftree placesto 5t*eschool delegate&
Publ1¢ bentllt= examples
Listed below ale some othe¥ examples of pub￿"¢ benefit, noi ￿ated elsewhere in this repoit. which have been
provided the year. The list is not E¥h8usii¥e is includ£d tts an inOic81ion Df the scope and extenl of
whai public benefit is prowded.
During the 2024-2S acadernic yea*. members DI the JUn￿r School teaching *aff cDllabtsrated wth the
Universityof Exeter as Piimarysubject Curriculum Leads in Artand Computing. Theyhelped design and deliver
the university's primary PGCE programme lor the Somerstt Ènd Dorsei cohort, loc￿SIng on Art and ICT. In
addition, three junior Schoolteachers leé Eniichm8ntwowkshopsthroughDUith8yearatthe univtrsity, covering
Erng11sh. Drama. Maihs, Art. and ComputinK.These sessions ale aimed ai pupils in stafe schools receivingpupil
prernium. offering bnspiringle)Iningexpewienc8S they rniehi not othÈrwse acc8$s. Several stafl membÈrs also
volunteer to support PGCE iniemews 8t E¥eier University.
Fifteen Thewteaching staff joined the schDoI in September 2025111 in the Senior SchDoI. 1 in thejunior Scho
and 3 in the Pre-Prepl. PMH led a September Induction Oay forthe first timethisyear, which was Con￿￿ered to
be a success and a rnuch Smoolhertran￿tIonfor￿eWte3cherS ahead ofbusy INSEfdays.Afurther sixinduction
rneeting5 take pl¥¢e through¢Mrt th¢ year. ln addilion,JPT in th¢ Mys1¢ Oepartment 5at15fa¢tOfily¢¢>mpleted hi$
ÉCT Induciion period wth ISTIP aciing asthe Qoverningboéyand TJM in the PEIGarnes Departmeni cornpleied
his PGCEcourse. achievinBQTS. throughthe Universityof eucknngham. 8oih¢ontinu8to teaGh at Ex8t8rS¢hool
and TJM has now siaited his ECTlnduciion alonEside LGA in the Modem Foreign Lan￿ageS Departrnenr. EPMJ
ènd KJM 8re BctingBS respectNe ECT mentors.

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We have re•established our conTrectiun wth the University Ot Exeier's PGCE programme and VMII b8 hosring 3
tiainees throughout thisyear. The Geography and PEIGames Departmentswill hostonetrainee eèth beginnlng
on Monday 10, Novernber fov four week5 and then return in the Spring Term (Plocement 11. The PE/GarTies
Departmentwll then hosta secovKltraifie$ inihe 5ummèrTermlPiacement 21. PMH and EPMI willbe attinga8
respective mevtors.
Mernbers of the maths depertmeni contiwe to m8int•n onlirle m&terio1s th8tthey produced forthe Centre for
Innovation in Mathematics Teaching ICIMT)- Ihese materials are freely aVai￿￿[E support state s¢hDoI6.
those in home schooling and c8ntres w0￿1n8 with youngsters not In nermal schooling. t4emb&rs of ttte
department have also been very active with Uniled knngdom MathernatlC5 Trust IUKMn. a charity prurnoting
mathsand J)roblem solvingaswellaswritingmaterialsto (bevelopproblern solvingskills in secondary agepupiis
vi8 narionat competitsons, mentoritsg schemes. ané sUrn￿er schools. This has i*clud?d managing the I￿)10r
Mathemaiical Olympiad. selling the MathematiGa4 OlyTrpiad for Girts papers (the charitys most wd?ly
atternpted Olympiad competitionl. runninga weeklDngrE&dentialai Queen's College Oxford and being inwted
to helpsupeiwse the kntemationalmathematicalolympiad. Dueto along-standin#commitrn8nttothis national
¢harity. which reathes over 75% of Er)elish secondary schools, one statt member Is nov4 8 Trusieé and helps
shape the direction otthe charity- A member of staff ha5 also been involved in VJTttinÉand marking STEPpapers
lefitrance papers fov the Cambridge Tripos and other elite mathematics eoursesl and providing Oxbridge
intervieY4 preparation lor state school stuéent5. In additiw. they have spent a year W&Titing PTDblem 501wng
teÈources tor Simon Sin8h's charity Good Thinkin8 Society. These resources have been used toi the Parallel
8demy projeci. which offersfree group iuition for high achieving pupils Irryn state school$. These resources
and future development5 wll be overseen on a voluniary basis. now they have returneu to Exeter School.
Another rnember of ￿atr. last yBar 24-25. was on a tEacher panel lor the NCETM reviewing rE8ources for
"Developing Fluency Multiplic¥tNe Reasoning 8t KS3-_ The NCETM provides maths-specilic Schotsl bnd
prolessional developmentfow state schools. colleges and teachers. The iesources wll bepublished online and
11 then be freely available. They are curr2ntly being usetl as the basis of the PD offErBd In the Developing
FIu8ncyMultiplicative ReasoninBai KS3 work groups being run bythe NCETM acrass England in this acad2mic
year. We had an exiprno( spEakei bookEd to COMB and ¢Jo 8 ialks to our siudents. and others from local
piirnanes. in january 2025. and hope io do the Same ihi5 year.
Pupi15 Gontribute to the Darrrnoor N8tion81 P8rk'£ for Ihe pa￿ scheme. both Ihtough Iheir participation in the
bot's W8yWalk and Ten Tors Challenge. The school contributes a donation to the Dartmoor Rescue Group
seryice In lieu ol a chaige tor using Ford Farmtly Dne of the Irainingweekends.
There wa5 a freE pErtormance ol the $chuoi play. towthichlhrEe local primary Schools were inwled.
The history departmtsnt has links ￿th the Exeter 8ianch ol the Historical Associaiion. The h88d of History Is a
comrnitiee memberolthe Exeter Branch ofiheA5S0Ciation and ath5e$on secondaryhistory etlucation issue$.
Th1s year we hosiEd a lecture ￿[h collaboration the Histoiical Association fecussing on the history of Aus518
and it's empire buildin& from the Tsars to Putin and inwtEd stafl IrL*n local secondary schools local
HistoricalAssociation m8mbws lots.
The head of Aellwous Siudies is 8 mernber of Devon County'5 SACRE v41M¢h establishes a R¢Ligious EduGatio
syllabus ir) state schools. monitorsst8nd8rds in AE. artd prwdessupporttoschools andguidance on Religious
EduG8tioTh and GdleGtIVE worship. HE IS 8lso in￿1ve[l in the loc81 Learn Teach Le8d FIE project_. a project thot
seeks to address CPD needs of PE teacher5 in the Ioc81 area and is on the steeringÉrovpforthe project.
The school'5 facititlEswere used bythe followingcommunityand sports griMJP5duringthe year:
Accessit Libraryworkshop
AlphIn￿On La¢Jies FC
Alphington W8lkingFC
BriEhisiders Hockey
Clyst St GeorKe Cncket Club
Dartmoor beasts OodEebal4 Club
Devon a￿d Torbay Music Hubs
Duckes Meadow FooibalLClub
DPH Coaching Camp5

EXETER SCHOOL- REPORT OFThÉ BOARD OF GOVERNORS INGORPORATING STAATEGIC REPOflT FOR THE
YEAA ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Exarn Suiie tir¥Tite¢J
Exetercity Swmrning Club
Exeter Companyot Archers
Exeter Kortb8llClub
Exeter Storrn Volleyball Club
Isc8 Junior Hockey Club
15ca Senlor Hockey CIL*)
Isca School of English
Juniorschool P8ients
Kirton Volleyball Club
L8ser Adventure C8mps
Luscombe Badrninton Club
Mike Harris Squash
Pinpoint South West Hockey
St ma￿n5 ct Exminster YFC
StokÈ Hlllytsuth Football Club
Trinlty College London
Chait.Ests14C sbppGttI t-'-ll￿nd:73.74C pfJTJidort-_
Risk manatement
Each year. the Board ol Governors examines the principal areas of the school'$ oper8tiDn5 and consider5 the major
risks in each of thesE areas. The maintcTran¢e of pupil numbEf8 and Ihe generation of adEquate opeiatingsurpluse8
are vecognised as the key to the finanaal success of the school. The Gtsvwntsrs tonsider the goveTnm*nt's
employment taxation poiiciBs and their elleci on ihe indapendant sector io be the principal risk faced by ihe
¥chool.
In the opinion cf the 8otyrd of Govemors. the Charlty ha$ established resources and remew systems thai. under
normal Conditions. aU¢wthe5e ri5kstD be mitigated io èn acceptable levél in iisday-ttrday operatioris.
School's thnanEial activities affairs
FDrthe year ended 31 Augusi 2025 ihe SOFA shows a net income Of￿24,139¢0rnp3red to£834.729 in 2024. There
WEre donations and bequests 01 £134k in 2025 comp8red to £58k in 2024_
Th8 financial outturn tor the ye81 was sgniticantiy ahead of the planned bud¢et. OngoiTrg maintenance and new
buildingpro8rammes securts and aLl¢Y tDthe school's permanent endob%Ynernt and have been consciouslyplanned to
allow the sihool ID mBei it$ objectNes Df prowtding a high standard ol educational and co-Guiri¢ulai pYovisioD.
Th? school spenta gre* ¢Jeal olwrne andrnoneypianninEtorth*irnplementation ofVATornschoolfeesfrornJanuèry
2025 and supported parents by sharing ihe additiona( costs with them. The financial challenges in the yeaf were
exacerbar8tJ by the 105s of mandatory charitable rata relief and the increjse in tl* r8te of employers, notional
insuranco contrib￿tIons. both etteci rrom Apnl 2025.
Aswe enter a p￿10d of uncert8iDtyfrylhe Independent$Choolsector.￿ryth noborroY+ings. a sound pupilroll, healthy
cash geneTèfiDh ahd right financial conrrol. Ihe school's finances conrinue to be in 3 sound stale. 8nd the school
continues to be able to offer high quatity education at fee levels which it believes offer market-leading value for
rnon¢y. The Boaid of Governors Trs Saiisfied that the Chatitys assets allribui•ble to each of ils indiwdual funds are
avai18ble and adequateto fulliltts obtigation in relationto th05elundÈ.
Di9obled person
It isthe school's policyto gfftlull eonstder¥rion to suiiabia 8pplications lorwnptoyment bydisabled persons.
Applications for employment bydisabled persons are always fully conydered. bear￿g in mind the aptitudes of the
pp11cani conctrrned. In the event of members of staff becDrningdis8bleLI. every elfort is made io 8nsur6 ihat their
ernployment within th¢ school coniinuEs and thai th¢ appropriate tra￿•￿& 1$ arr¥ng¢d. It is the policy of the 5¢IwJol
Ihat the training, careerdeveloprnent and pr(xntstion of disabled persons should. a$faT as possible. be identicaltp
that of othei employee5.

EXETER SCHOOL- REPORT OF THE 8OARD OF GOVÉRNORS IYCORPORAnNG STRATEGIC AEPORTFOR ThE.
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Fundraisin
In the 2024125 acadernic year actiwe fundraisingtook place predryniTrantlyw3 faGe-to-face meeting5 lin.person or
remotelyl and a telephone Gampaign, held in Avgusi 2025. Two Oiher appeals were hel¢J one 10 parenis of U6
18av8rs. giving ihem the opportunity to leave theii acceprance depowi ￿tkn the $chool as a gift io the bursatyfund.
Jnd ¥hother In recogvition Of departingHe8d. Louise Simwon. Infomiation abovtthe school's burs8ryfund was also
tncluded in communiGations such a5the¥lurnni magazirke. ourhall-teirntyeNewslettef andohouralumni Facebook
page. as well as at tvenls organised bythe Alumni ané Developmentoffice.
During the telephone carnpaign four r8teDi leaver5 phoned alumnt io vpdate thefn an th8 school today. find out
about rheir tirne at school and career. and. in certain cases. ask alumni to consider donating to ouf bursary fund.
Alumni were ¢¢￿￿ete￿ in advance and givfjn the opportunity to opt4>Ut of receT¥ing a call. The telephone campaign
callllrs recBivetJ training on howlo appropriai8ty piich their calls. as well as ihe importance of lollowing ihe script
and letting the Director ot Development and Alumni Relations knDW il they hav8 any tt>n¢Èrns about an alumnus
called. The callers displayed a commendable sensilmty. engaging equallyweil Vrfh those who chose io supportthe
bur$8ryfund as with those vtho did not. and. in a number of Eases. tollowngihe ttainingcorr8Ctly deeiling not
to make an ask after completing an assessment of an alumnus's personal circumstances.
The highly personalised nature Df face-io-face fundiaisinL in bthich Ihe fundraiser has extensive coniact before an
ask is made. works to proteci vdnerable intltviduals by enabling th¢ ￿￿draisEr to asse55 their suitability, as dDe$
the tralning provided for ielephi)ne campaw caller*
No fundraisingcomplaints were recewed duringtheyc8r.
Policy for makin#awaFds
The school's fees Continue deliberately io be s81 at the lowest possible levd. in Drder to enable the wdest range of
parents to send theiT children to f(WithoLrt recourse Wfinancial assisiance. AcaderrsK scholaiships and exhiL)itions
offer onlynorninal discounts otf fees. The school's Means-les￿￿ Bursarias are important in broadening this tl8ld by
ensuring ihat children whose parents 8re unable to afloi¢Y the full fees can aGGess the educ8tion offered by the
school. Awards may be up to 100% and up to Èight free places conbnue tts be made avail&ble each year. Existing
parents who experience short-rerm ftn8nci81 problerns can also sometirnes be offereé me8Ths-tested 5UPPOrt an
the school a55islecl a number of parentsthroughoutlheyear.
This year ihe value of scholarships. Bursaries. Governors. awards and other discounts, remissions and grant$
8rnownted to £1.5rn 12024.. É1.5ml. The school's policy on fees. feco8nising the relatively low per capita income in
the caichment area, IB io ensure thatlhey are seen to oftei valuefor money. In thi$ reKaid. fee Levels continue lo be
amongst the lowest in the southwe5t_
Investment poilcy
The Governors take the wewth* sums ol money are available IDr investment, theyshould strive for a balante
Ihat seeks both capital growth and inc0￿e growth. They also see it as important to atlempt to pre5ervE the c8Pital
value of any lertacies cr beQue￿S that might be rnade from time to lime. All inv¢5tments operate ￿th1Th irwestment
portlotios that will not raise BthiGal problem8 lor the schooL The scbool's 1rNes￿entS on 31 Augusr 2025 wei8
£661.97D12024.. £551.5381-
Reserves policy
At the baLance sheet date free rESENes ol the Group were in surplus by EO.3m. Thi5 balance is taken at 31 August
2025 priortotheAutumn terrn fee5 beingreleased. Frorn 1 SeptembEr, theAutumnterrnfeesofapproxlrn8tely£4.9m
will be released from deferred income and set against these negative reseives. ThE Board ol Governors consider5
that Cash reserves of a minirnum of £0.5m awe desirable in oiderto tovei the risk5 and uncertainties of oper8ting as
an indepBnO8ni educarionalestablishment. Atthe balance sheet, dale cash re$erv8s were E7.7m_ The Group's iotal
reseryes ot E27.9rrb at the year-end includ8d £18.2m endo%bThent capital. EO.2m ol restricttrd incom8 and £9.6m
unrestricted income.
Futur2 pi8nS
As previously statod. tho Governtys have no plans for lurthei majw development untrf the future of the sector
becomesclearer, loliowifigihe applic•ion of VATon schooifeesfrorn l January 2025.
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EXETER SCHOOL-REPORTOFTHE BOARD OF GQVERNOAS INCORPORAIING STRATEGIC REPORT FOR TrIE
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
siatameni of cO￿T￿OIs. re8ponsibiiities
Company affld Qharityiaw requir¢s th¢ aoard of Gov¢movs as direc10￿ pf the Cornparyand Trv$t¢¢$ of thE Charity
to prepare financial statements for each f￿anCIal year. which yJve a irue and fair wew of stale of affairs of the
and ot its finantial athvitl8s foi th* ￿riod. In pweparing those financiaLsiaiementS. Ihe Board of Governor8
is required to=
Select suitable accountingpclicies and ihen applythem Gof151Stently'.
M8ke judgemenis and e*imatesihat are reasonable znd prvdeni..
Stale whether ihe policie$ adopted are in accordancewith applicable acGountingsiandaids, 5ubjectto any
material dEportures disclosed and Explained in ihehn8noal statements-
Prepare rhe financial 5ts1ementS ￿ ihe going concern basis unless it 15 in•ppropri•t¢ to pssvme th•t the
Group and CompanywtlL¢oniinue in tMJSinESS.
The Board of GovernDiS is respOnS￿le for preparingthe Report ofthe Board of Govemor5 incorporatiri8the sir8tegic
Rcport and the financial statements in accordancevlith applicable law •nd United Kingtlom AccountinÉStandBrds
(United Kingdom Accepted Accounting ￿aCtice].
The Board of Go¥ernors is responsible for keep￿￿ proper accounung iecords, which disdose ￿1h reason8ble
8ccuracy at anytime the financial position of thE Group ènd Company and to enable it lo tsnsure that the financial
statemenis Comply wth Ihose provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011 c￿rrently in force. It is
also responsible tor safeguarrjingihe assets of the Group Company and hence lor taking re8sonBble steps for
the prevention and detection offraL￿1 orother irregularrties.
R¢mun¢ration ol key management personn¢(
The day-ro-day runnin¢ ol ihe school is delegared io the Head afid the Bursar. as the key man848ment persDnneL
who in turn are supported by their Senior Leadership Group_ The Head and the Bursar attend all rneeiings ol the
governing body's committee5.
The remuneratiDn of key managewnent p2rsonnEI is sei by the board, ￿th the policy D￿'ectiVe of providing
appropriat? inceniiv6s to 8ncouraEe enhanced perforrnance and of wewardinrtthem fairly and responsibly for their
inrjividuai contributionsto the school's success.
The appropriateness and relevance of the remuneration policy is reviewed annually. including reference to
Compa￿$0M$ with other indeDend&nt schools to ensurt th8t th8 school remains sÈnsiiive to the bro8dÈr issues Df
pay and employment conditions elsewhere.
We aim to recru¢t, subject to experience. at the IDwerto medium PDint wthin a comparator salary. prcvidingscope
IOT rewawding exGEll*n¢E at anTrual rwew. Delivery of the school's chantable Msiorl and purpose is ptimarily
epenéent on our key managernent personnel and statt costs are the iaTRest single element of our charitable
expendilufe.
siatement ol diyjclutureto avdrtor
So far as the Board of GoveTnors are aware. thewe is no Televant audit infDwmation otwhich the Company's audstors
are unaware. and they have taken all the step5 thatthey ought to have taken a5 the Board of Governor5 in order to
make themsElve$ aware of anyrelevani audit informationand to establishthaithe Company's auditorsare aware of
Ih8t inlormaiion.
The report, incorp0ratingthestrat￿iC r￿ort.wasaDDr0vad bythe BoaTd ol GDVÈTnOT$On 25 March 2026 antl sign
on its behalf by..
G A Hodgetts
Chaii olthe 8oard ofGovemors
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EXÉTER SCHOOL- INDEPENDENT AiKiifoR'S AEPORTTOTHE MEP4BERS OF EXETER SCHOOL
kndopBndBm audltor's report tothe rnernbers ol Exeter School
Opinbon
We hav8 audited the financial st81emenis ol Exeter School lihe'pareni charitable cornPan￿1 and its subsidiaries
Ithe'Èrcup'l for the year ended 31 August 2025which ¢ompDse thE Con$olid¥ted StatEtnent of Finan¢ialActivities.
Ihe Group and Cornpany tsalance Sfveeis. Ihe Consolidaied Statement of Cash Flow statEtnent and notes lo the
lin8NGial statements, including significant bcctsuniing policies. The fill8neial reporting framework thai has been
applied in their preparation 1$ applicable law and Vnitetl Kingdom Accounting Standards. ihduding Finantial
Reporting Standaid 102.. The Financial Reporting Statydard applicable in tht UK and Republic Dt Ir618nd (United
Kingdom GenerallyAccepted AccountingPracticel-
In tyJr opinion 1h8tlnan¢i81 SE*ements=
gwe a irue and fair ol the slate ot the group's an¢J the pareni charitable company's allairs as 31 31
August 2025 and ofthe group's incomingresources and applicatioTr of resources for theyearthen ended..
have been pvoperlyprepaied in accordance%wthUnited Kingdom GenerallyAcceptetJ AccountingPractice'
and
have been prepared in accordance the Tequiraments of th2 Cornpanies Act.
Bas18 lor oplnion
We condvcted ourauditin accordancewth Internationalstandardson AuditinglUK>115As IUKlland applicable law.
Our responsibilitie$ vnder those standards aiefurther describediTrthe Auditoi's re5PDnsibilrftie¥forihe auditof the
linancial statemEnis seciion ot our report. We are independent of the group and parent charitable company in
accordance with the ethical requir6m8nis that aT£ relevant to our audit of th8 financial statements in rhe UK.
inclu¢Jing the FRC'S Eihical Standavd, #ryl we have fvllilled our other rfhical respwsibilities in accordanGe with
thesa requirgments. We b#lie¥8 thatlhe audTi *idenc8we have obt8intsd is sufficient and appropriate ioprovide a
b8sisfor our opinion.
Comclu8ron$ relatingio ¢olntcor*¢ern
In auditlllE the financial st4temerrts, we have ¢on¢luded that the governors. use ol The goin8 ¢gncem basis of
accountingin the preparation of thetinanciaLsiatsmenis 15 appr¢)priate.
8a5eLI cn the work we have performed. we have not identified any m8leiial uncertainties relaiing to evEnis or
conditionsthat, individuallyor£ollectNEly.rnaycast si￿1￿c8￿t dDubton the group Di pareni charitable Eompany's
abilityto coniinue as ogoingconcernfor a period of atleast twelve rn￿thsfr0rn vthen thefinanci815tatement5 afE
authorised for issue.
Our respon8Ibiliti25 and the rESpon￿bIll￿e$ vt the goveFnors wth respect to going cMcerTr 8re desciibed in the
relevant 5e¢tion$ of this report.
Otherlnformatio
The other inforrnation cornprisesthe information included inthe Annual REport, DtheTth8nthe financialstaternents
and DU¥ audilOI'S report thereon. The Governors are iesponsible for ihe Oiher iTrforrn•ion contained within the
Governors, Report. 0￿r opinion onthe finan¢i•l statEment5 does not cover theolhef infortnafion and. exEepttD the
exrenr oiherwse empiiciiiy st#ed in our repon. we do nci express any form of assurance conGlusion thereon.
Our responsibility is to read the oiher Information and, in doinÉ 50, conwder thether the other information 15
materially inconsistent with the fiThancial statements or our knovAedEe obtained in the course of our audit, or
otherwise appears tv be materially MIS￿ately. If we ideniity such material 1￿co0$1$18ncIeS or apparent rnarerial
m¢sstatements. we are required to 4*tel￿1￿e wh¢ther thi= gives rise to a Inaterial rni$statemeni in the fiiioii¥j•l
statements ihernselves. It. based on the work we have PErlorrn8d. we conclude ihat there is a marerial
misstatement Dlihis other information, we are required tD report thatf8ct.
We have nothingto report in this wegaTd.
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ÉXETER SCHOOL- INDEPENDE*4T AUDifoA'SREPORTTOTHE MEMBERS OF EXETER SCHOOL
OplnlDnS 011 Othw mattels prescribed bythe Comp•niesA¢t 2006
In our opinion. based on ihework undertaken in t*e EDurse of the audtr.
theinforrn)tion yven In the Gfftmors. Report. [inc£w¥v*ingthe $tratewc reportand ihe directors. repDrtl
IDr the financial year for ¥thich the financial statements are prepared is consistent ￿th the flnanci81
s￿leMents.. an
the GoveTnors' Rep￿ (ia)corporaiirJ8 the $tTate*c report and the direciors. report) have been prepared in
accoidaThce ¥￿th applicable leg8lrequireff*nts.
Mjtters onwhich we are requir•d tts report by ex¢eptMin
In thE Ilght of the knowledge and understanding ￿ the Eroup and the P8Tent charitable Gompany and theii
enmronment obtained in the CDurse ol the audit. we not identified matewial mi%%t8tements in the Governors.
knnual Report.
We have noihing to reporr in respect ofihe follownE rnatrers in r8iation towhereihe Companies Act 2006 requires
us to report to you If. in our opinion=
adequate accounring records have not been kept orTeturn$ adequaie for our audithave not been r¢¢eived
trom brsilGl* es uy u•-
the porent ch8rrtabl8 tomp8nyfin8nci81 stat8meThtsare not in 8¢r8Èm•ntw¢tt)the accountine records and
retLtrns'
certain dis¢losure5 of Gavernors, remuneratK)rb specified bylaw are not made.. or
W•J have not r8cevied allthe infonnation anfl explanations we raquirtrfor tyjr audit.
Responsibilities of the #ovemoF$
Asexpl8lnEd moretullyin the Statement ofGovernors' Resp0Th5itsir(ies Stotementsetout onpBte 1 J, thegovemors
(who are also the directors ot Ihe chairtable company for the purposes of company lawl are respon¥ible for the
prepai8tion of the tinanci31 Slatements and tor being satistieij that thEy yJve a tTue and fair view. and for ￿ch
internal control as they detErmine is necessaryto enablE the preparatton of linancial statements that are IreefrDm
material misstarement. whether due to fravd Of error.
In pTep8ring the Iinancial staternentS. the governois are responsible for a$￿sSin¢the parent company's abilityto
continue as a going concern. disclosing. as applicable. mallers related to going concern 8nd usinE the 2oing
C0fic￿￿ basis of accountin8 unlessthts governors eitherrntendto liqwdate thecomp8nyorto cease operations. or
have no realistic alternative Iwt to do so.
Auditor's rosponsibilities forth8 audit of th•fiDanGial statomen
Our objectivesareto obtain rtasoTrable assurance about %th8therthe f•iancial statemen1& as8 %vhoi8 arefreeliom
mattrial missiètement. whether due to fraud or error. and to Issue On audiior's report that include5 our opiTrion_
Reasonable assuiance is a high level of a5suiance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted In accordance
wth ISA5 IUKI will alv48ys detect 8 matEri81 rnissraiement when it exists. Misst8tementS Can arise from fraud or
errorand arecon5idered materialrf. indiwduallyorin theaggTegate. theycotJLd reasanablybe expectedto influence
the economic decision5 of users taken onihe basis of these financial Statements.
Ivregularities, including fraud. are SnstanGes DI ngn-compliance with laws regul8titsns. We dessgn procedure$
in line ￿￿th our rtsponsibilities. outlined above. to dete￿ material mi5Statements in respect of ir¥e#ularities.
in¢ludiTrgfraud_ In 50 doiTr& we con&dere(I the tDllowing-.-
The Thature ofihe charity. itscontrolenwronmeni and perforrnance iftilicaiors,.
Results of our enquiries ot management governor5 regard￿g￿eir own identrfication and assessment
of the risks of irregulariries.. and
The matters discussed among the audit engagement team regarding how and where irrewlarities might
occur in the financial qatornents ond anypotcntial indicarors ol fraud.
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EXETER SCHOOL- INOÉPENDENT AiIDifoA'S AEPORTTOTHE MEMBERS OF EXETER SCHOOL
As a wesult of these procedures. we consideied the opportunilies incentives that Maye￿$1 ￿thIll the charity
for fraud and identilied the greatest potential for fwaud in Telation to the recognition ol revenue and Ihe risk of
management override of controls.
We also obrained an understanding of the lertal and ve8uiatory fr¥*ework that the company opwatss in, focusing
on provisions of thosE18ws and regulaiions thai haL¥ a direci effect on the determinaiion of material 8rnount5 8nd
disclosures Ifs the financial statEtll8nt5_ The key Laws antl fEguiatioThs we Co￿S¢dered in this contexr relate to The
Edutation Ilndependent Schools Stsnd8rdsl Ilegulaiions. Keeping ChildTen Sate in Education StatutDry Guldance,
the Cornpanies Act 2006 and Charr(ies Act2011.
Our procedur25 in respanse tothE risks identified included thefoUov•iDg'.
fewewingthe financial siarernent disclosures and lest￿#t0 supportingdocumenration-
underst8ndingand evaluatineih8 design and Implementation of man8gemeni conirols,.
perforrning aTralytical procedures io identity any unusual ty unexpected ieugtionships that rnay indicate
rjsks of material misstaternent due to Iraud..
challen*ngassumpiionsand judgements rnade bymanagement in their sgnificant èctountincestimates.
in pèrticula¥. In relation to income recogllition-.
reviewing reports fiom r8eulaiors and torrtspondenc8 Wllh legal adwsws and insurers and enquiring of
management and those charged with governance re%ardingcompiiance wth laws and regulations- and
ID addressing the llsk of fraud through management override ol controls, te&ting the appropriateness Df
journal enrries and Oiher adjustmenrs: assessine whether the judgements rnade in making accounting
estimates aiE indicative ol a poterntial bias-, 8nd 8valuaiing ihe business raiion8le of any signrficant
transaciionsihat are unusual ￿ outsidethe norrnalcourse of business.
There are inherent limitations in the audit proc•lures described above and the lurther iemovad non-compliancE
wirh Ièv4s an¢J regu18rions is from the evenis an¢ rransactions reflecied in the financial staiernents. the les5 likely
wo would bocumo awaro of it. AIGO. rho ritk. ol not dotoctingJ m)ioriJl mic£tJiomeni due tofrjud 1% hiLhgr than rh8
risk of not detecting one resulting from error. 35 fraud mayinvolve dÈbberate concBalrnentby, for example, forgery
or intentional misrepresentations. orrhrough CDlIusi￿.
A lurther description of our responwbiliiies for the audit of the financial statements 15 located on the Financial
Reporting Council'swebsite atThis dEscription foms part of our audrtoi's report.
Use of our report
Thi5 report Is made suletyto the ch8titable GDmpany's mEmbErs. as a body. in accotd8nCE Wlth Chapter 3 of Part
16 ot the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undortaken 50 Ihar we might state to the charitable
company's membersthose matterswe arerequire¢J tostaleto them in an auLlrtor'5 report andtornoother purpose.
Tothefullesi e*entpermitled bylaw. wedo notacGepior assumerasponsibilitytDanyone oth8f thanihtcharitabie
company's membeis as a body. tor our 8uOitworl tor thi$ report. orforthe opinionswe ha￿EfOrMed.
Jonathan ￿lfla￿S Bsc ACA cfA fSeniorStafutoryAuthtor)
For and on behalf ot Simpknns EdwaidsAudit LLP
Chart•r•d AGGountant6
Stat4btoryAuditor
20 Apri7 2026
The Surnmll
Woodwat8r Park
s Hlll
Exeter. EX2 SWS
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EXETER SCHOOL
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANOAL A￿1VITIEs (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPÉNIMTLIftE ACCOUNT AND
STATEMENT OF NET GAIMSIILOSSESI ON INIffiSTMENTSI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
YEAR ENDED 31 Aufjusf 2025
UnreArfrted fvrmls
Restrirted fimds
Restricted
income
2024
Tot•1
Total
Capital
INCOME
Note
Income from charllable xtl¥ltles
School fees
Ancillary income
2a)
15,046.645
I,OS8.752
1132.4861
134.1831
14.879,976
1.058.752
15.009,246
1.073,588
Income from other tradinR acti¥i¢ies
Investment income
ations and legacies
other
203,525
239,319
132.799
203,525
243.064
134.075
42,409
202.018
153,358
58.026
40,146
3.27G
469
1.276
2bl
39,332
3,077
Total inc¢xne
16.681.040
193.1541
127.8301
1.745
16,561.801
J6,536,382
EXPENDITURE
Charitable artiwities
Teaching costs
Welfare costs
Prernises costs
Grants. awari5s and wizes
Svpport costs
9.099.094
859.636
2,338,837
8.891
2.764.372
9,099,094
859.636
2.853.644
11.840
2,764,372
9,223,167
760,251
2.928,097
17.049
2.680,630
514.807
2.949
Other
259.509
259,$09
J46,674
Total expendltule
15,330,339
2.949
514.807
15,848,095
15.755,868
Net gainsllosses on investments
17.872
15.3471
15421
11.5491
10.433
54.215
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI FOR
THE YEAR
1.368.573
198.5011
131.3221
1514.6121
724,139
834.729
Reconcif*ation ollunds
Totèl funds brought forward at I
September
7.693.013
621.242
193.987
18,748.811
27.257.053
26,422,324
Total funds carritd forward at 31
U8USt
9.&54-.58WJ22-741-16*665-J8."234,100-27.?81.-192
n.-257,-053
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EXETER SCHOOL
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENf OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AND
STATEMENT OF NET GAINSIILOSSESI ON IP4VESTMENTSI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2014
Unrestrirted funds
Restricted funds
Restricted
Capital
Total
Getsewal Deswated
rncoffle
INCOME
Intome Irom tharitsble artivities
School fees
Ancillary income
2a)
15,226.474
1.073.588
1183.8081
133,4201
15,009,246
1,073,588
Income from other trading actl¥ities
Investment income
Donations al￿ lega£ies
Other
202.018
149.409
55.768
202,018
153.358
SB,026
40,146
3,492
457
2.258
2bl
37,322
2,824
Total incorne
16.707.257
1146.4861
127.1041
2,715
16,536,382
EXPENDITURE
Charliable aai¥ities
Teaching costs
Welfare costs
Premises costs
Grants. awards and priies
Support costs
9,223.167
760.251
2.414.775
11.549
2,680.630
9,223.167
760,2SI
2.928,097
17.049
2.680.630
513.322
5.5[￿*
Other
146.674
146.674
Total expendfture
15.237.046
5.5LN)
513.322
15,755.868
Net 8ains on investments
38,641
11.194
1.137
3.243
54,215
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI FOR
THÉ YEAR
1.508,852
(135.2921
{31.4671
1507.3641
834.7Z9
Reconciliation of fvnds
Total funds brought forward at I
Septembe
6.184.161
756.534
225.454
19.256.175
26,421.324
Total funds taffied forward at 31
August
7.693.013
621.242
193,987
18. 748.8Jl
27257.053
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EXETER SCHOOL
GROUP BALANCE SHEET AT 31 AUGUST 2025
2025
2024
Note
Flxed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Investments
132.524
26,634,a93
661.970
156,260
27,607.346
651,538
27.428.887
28.415.144
Current assets
Stock
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
11.367
5.224,630
7.747.343
15.460
4,073,478
8.660.086
io
12.983.340
12.749.024
fedltors: amounts lalling due wlthin one year
li
j9.*50.235'
(9.118.304)
Net current assets
3.533.105
3.630,720
Total assets less current liabililies
30.961.992
32,045,864
Creditors: amounts fallin8 due after more than one year
12
{2.980.8001
14.788,811)
Net assets
27.981.192
27.257.053
Funds
Unrestricted funds..
General
Designated
Restricted funds..
Restricted income
Capital lendowmentl
13
16
9,061.586
522.741
7.693.013
621,242
15
162,665
18.234.200
193,987
18. 748.811
14
27.981,192
27,257.053
The financial statements on pages 15 to 31 We￿ approved by the Board of Governors on 25 March 2026 and
signed on their behalf by=
Mrs G H￿￿gertS
MrA Buthnks
Chatr of the Board of Governors
Governor and Chair of the Financ.e.
aftd General Purposes Committee
Company reglstratioTh no: l)4470478
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EXETER SCHOOL
COMPANY BALANCE SHEÉT AT 31 AUGUST 2025
202S
2024
Mote
Fixed asstts
Tangible assets
Investrnents
26,608.045
1,035,99Z
27.570.186
1,025.560
27,6M.037
28.595. 746
Current assets
Stock
Oebttsrs
Cash at bank and in hand
11.367
5.102.769
7.468,656
15.460
3.922.832
8.527.573
io
12,582,792
12,465,865
Creditors: amounts falling due witkiTr one year
li
19,495,4861
?83.23lJ
Net Curre￿ assets
3.087.306
3,J82,634
Total assets less current liabilities
30,731.343
31.778.380
Creditors- arnounts falllng duc aftct morc tha* one. ¥car
12
12,9Q3.1731
f4,G79,(JG9J
Net assets
27.82&170
27099 311
Funds
Unrestricted funds..
General
Designated
Restricted funds..
Restricted income
Capital lendowmentl
13
16
8.908.$64
522,741
7.535,271
621.242
15
14
162,665
18,234.21JO
193.987
18,748.811
27,828.170
27,099.311
The financial statements on pages IS to 31 were approved by the board ol goverrws on 25 March 2026 and
signed on their behalf by..
Chair of ihe board of governors
Governor and Chair of the Finance
and General Purposes Committee
Company re8istration no: 04470478
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EXETER SCHOOL
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED ai AUGUST 2025
2025
2024
Note
Net cash inflow from operating activities
17
1.024.272
1,544,298
Returns <)n Investments and senttlni of finance
Investment interest and dividends received
8ank and other interest reteived
8ank charges paid
5.769
236,969
132,5981
6,239
147.119
f21,254)
Net cash irtflow from returns on iD¥estments and seThicing of
finance
210.140
312,104
Capital expenditure and financ•al inveslment
Purchases of tanBible fixed assets
Sale of inve51ments
Sales of tangible fixed assets
Net cash ouffiow from capital empenditure and finanual
investment
1178.3091
12.524.553J
16.250
1162,0591
f2.524,553)
Financing
Additional endowments reteived
Advance fees..
Advance fees received
Advance fees utilised
1.745
2.715
96.631
12.083.472)
6,205,165
1278,261)
Net cash inflow/loutflowl from finanong
11.985,0961
S.928.649
InCrease1{d￿reasel in cash
18
1912.7431
5,081,468
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EXÉTER SCHOOL
NOTES TO niE FINANOAL STATEMEP4TS FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31 AUGUST 2025
l. ACCOUt4TING POLICIES
Basis of atcountl
The financial statements have been prepared in actord3rtte *ith the Companies All 2CrfJ6. the Siatement of
Recommended Prartice ISORPI 'Accounting and Reporting by Charitits,, applic3ble to chèrities preparinE their
acco￿nts In accordance with the Financial Reporting siandard applitable in the UK and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 102
Ilssued Ortober 2019I- (Charities SORP IFRS 10211 and the Fin•icial Reporring s￿ndard a￿licable in the UK aThl
Republ¢c of Ireland IFRS 1021.
Exeter School meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The finèncial ￿ateMentS have been
prepared on the historl£al cosi basis or iransaction value. exceptfor fixed asset investments which are stated at fair
value and freeh￿d property *thich is distlosed below.
The financial statemerts a￿ prepared in sierling. whith is the functional CUlTency of tho Compèny. Monetsry
amounts in these finants31 statements are rounded to the nearest £_
CoTrsiderntion has èlsobeehgweTh in theweparaiion of the$ef￿an(1aI 5tstemerbtstoguidante tsftthè Charities SORP
for independent schools.
As referred to in the report of the Board OF Governors. these financial stètements show the combined position of
ExeteT SclvJol and Exeter School Exeter School Trust Is the owner of the permanent endowment funds.
On 19 March 1021 Exeterkhool ¥rquired IOO%of tht share taixtal in YewTree Hall Limited.
The kh0￿ is eoTrsidÈred to be a qualfy"r*E en1￿Under FRS IQ2. As allowed bythe exemptlons available under FRS
102 in respect of certain di5cIDsures for the parent char{tab￿ company financial staiemeni. no separate parent
cornpany Cash Flow Statement wth relèted notes is ir4duded_
As perrn1t￿d bys408cornpaniesAtt 2006, thetharitablecompany hasnoi presented its own5taternent of Financial
ActiwtlES ISOFAI and relateil notes. Thethar&table company s net incorne foi the year was £728.864.
Basis otcon501idatir
In the parent Iharitable Company financial statements. the cost of a business cornbination is the lair walue at th
acqv5sit￿n date of the asstis gNen, equity iThllruments i55ued ar￿ habilities ificurred orassumed. plus Costs directlv
attvibutable to the business combinaiK*n. The excess of the c05t of a IyJ5iness combination over the fair volue of
the identrfiable assets and liabilities acquired is recognised as goodW￿R the consnlidaLed balance sheet.
The consolidated finaThoal statements iAtwpotsiÈ those of Exeier School and its subsidvary lie an entity that the
group corltrols through its power to govern thefinancrdl and operatine polic*es so as to obtain econornic benefitsl.
All financial state¥nents are made up to 31 Au8USt 2025 and all intra-group transactions and balances a￿ eliminated
on consolidation_
Ftts rtteivable
Fees receivable are accounted lor in the period in which the 5ervite is wovided. They are stated after deductlng
dls£ount5. scholarship5. t￿r5￿rIeS and other renwssions bul inilLpde corbtiibutions received from other lunds.
Oonatlohs
Oonations recei¥oed for Eerwal purpose5 are credited to vnresiritted funds. Donatiot)s stsbjert to spwfic wishes of
the donors are credited to re5trirted funds.
Expendrlure
Expenditure isclassified on an 3Ctiv*ty basi5and 15 allocated to Expense hEadiw5 on a direct cost basis. Irrecoverable
Value Added Tax is included wththe itern of expense to whith li relates.
Pen511)n 5themes
The School participate5 In the Teathers. Pensth 1.the TrS'1 for its teaching stsff. The pens+on char8e for
the year includes contribution5 payable to the TPS of £1,186.39612024.. £1.?25.9391 and èt the year*nd £g6.741
12024.. £149.1941 via5 accrued in respert tsf contributions to this scheme.
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EXETER SCHOOL
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TFIE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2025
I. ACCOUNMNG POUCIES Icontinuedl
The is an unfunded multi*mplo¥er dEfined tenefft5 pension scheme Èovemed by the TeacheT5' Pen5ion5
Scheme Regulations 2010 las amendetll and The Teachers, PeTr5￿ Scheme Regulatlolls 2014 las amenéedl.
Members iontribute on a'pay as you go. b*$ with ¢c￿trIbUtionS from members and the employer being tr￿￿ted
to the Exthequèr. Retirement and other pe￿¢￿ bènefits are paid by puNicfuTrd5 provided by Parliament.
The employer contribjtion rate is set by thè Secretsry ol slate fcAlowing scheme waluations underta*en by the
Government Actyary's Department. The most recent actuarkHI valuotion of the TPS was prepared as at 31 Marth
2020 and the Valuation Repcrt. which w75 putsl￿hed in Ottober 2023.
Folk)win8the Mccloud judgement, the remedy prtsposed thèi vknen benefrts become pèyaNe, eliwblemembers can
se￿r tts re£*ve thern from either the refom)ed ¢Y leRary scheme5 for ihe period l April 2015 to 31 March 2022.
The artuaries have assumed that members ale likety ro choose the Opti￿ thar prowdes them wth the greater
beneflts. and in preparine ihe 2020 val¥31iw hatde valued the 'greater value, benefit5 for Érws of rdevant
members.
The valuation confirrned Ehatthe emF4ayer cor•tributK)n rate for thE TPS would increase frDm 23.6% to 28.6% from
l April 2024. EmployeTS aTe also required to pay a scheme administration levy of O.OB% Ei¥Jing a total employer
contrit*Jtion rate of 28.68%.
The subsidiary company makes payments W a defined Contribution reiirement benefit Scheme. Payrnents are
charged as an exptnse as they fall due.
T*￿1b￿fWd assets
Items ol contiwiTh8 use*thich indi¥idualty cost le55 than É250 are ncrtcapitsl￿e￿.
Freeholdlandand buildings
The valuation of buildings at 31 July I￿)3 wa5 included as an approximation of hisiorit tort. Additions ¥ft¢r 31 July
2003 are in£lud@d at historic cost. Thi% polKyis un(hats8ed by rhe Introduthots of FR5 102.
Depreciation is beivg tharged ￿ tr&tddin85 from l AuRu5t 2￿3 at a straight line rate of 2% per aThnL¥n. Whde the
Board of Governors reco&rA5e that the build￿E5 in{￿ded in the balance sheet have drff￿lng Useful economit lives
and residu31 values. they <onsder fiftvvearsto be a reascnable apprDxirnation of the avera8e rernaiTrin8 useful life
cf the school buildings.
Land has been included in the balance shea * historK c05t. No depreciation is charzed on land. in accordaTrce vAth
FRS 102.
The Governors h3v¢ CL*sldEfEd wheiher it was WLwrh*thile obtaining a Wa￿at10Th of ihe depre(lated replacement
cosi ol the bLMldings. but believe that the beThef￿ of 5uth a valuation do noi sw4tify the cost to the ch3rity.
The costs of repair and rnaintenanceof the buildings are charged to the Statementaf FinaKial Activitie5 a5 incurred
3nd helpto preservethe economic lives and Te5idual ￿dIUeS of the buibdings. Until 31 July, 1999. capital Èxpendilure
on new buildings and inyovements of e￿511Th￿ bu4din85 wès char4ed to the Slatement of Financial ActivitlES as
incurred.
Mottrr vehicles
Motor vehicles are depreciated at 20% per annum on the straiEhl line basis.
Fixtyres,fittings eqL+ipmeTrl
Fixtures, fittinES andequipmentare a¢(￿nIed for attheireslimated reallsableva1￿ ai JIJ￿Y 199) as depreciated.
plus additions less disposals at wst in the years sintr that dète. Items held at 31 July 1993 are depreciated at 11)%
perannumon the reducing balance ba5S. W4Eh the excepti￿ of certain items. Ithith 3re nrfconsidered to losetheir
value
21

EXETER SCHOOL
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EP4DED 31 AUGUST 2025
I. ACCOUNTING POUCIES Icontinvedl
Items acquired in ihe year5 since 31 Jvly 1993 have been deweciated ofi the follDwin8 ba5i5.'
Electrical electronic eqLwprnent
20%
All other items
>io%
th theexception of certain iterns. thich are not con510ered to bse their va*J2.
The items of fixrures, fittings and equiprnent which are not considered to 1¢)se their v¥ue ore musical Instruments
and various paintings and prints. In addit￿)n. lsbrary books are capitalised ai a value deterrnined at 31 July 1990 and
repl3cernents, renewals now purthèses are charged to the Statement of Financial Attiwities as incurfed.
A55ets kn the COU￿e01(0￿5tr￿Cft0n
No deprec¢ation is charged on assets in the courseof cffistrurtion until they aretaken Into use. At vA)ith point, they
are transferred to the appropriate cate8cry ol fixed assets.
lThtan6NI e thxed 3ssets-Roothvil
A£quired goodwll is written off in equal instaknents oveT its estimated econornic lrfeof 10 years.
Investments
InvÈstmeThts are 5tsted at market valuè èt shÈèi date. Urtrealtsed g*ns l¢)sses ari￿rg from
movement5 in theyr valuation are 5hDwn on theStstemEnt of ￿n3Th031 Activ*￿S.
In theparent¢haritablecornpany financial staternents. 1nvestmentsinsubs￿"aries ale initially measured at¢ostand
subsequently mÈasured ai cost less any attumulated Impaimient losses.
Stock
Stoc* is wdlued èt the lower of cost ornet reaisable value.
kl
Composition fees
The future liaèility for advano payments of fee5 receNed under the composition fees scherne is stated at the
bal¥ce sheet date as follaw5'.
For pupils it) the 5chool- the ￿ fommitrnent forthe nvmber of year5 thai rhe pupil has remèining in the
Scher￿."
For pupilsyet to enter the Scho￿- the a4*3nce payment orthe commitmenl31 the ple￿lauS balance sheet
date. if later. uprated by the interest rote irnpliot in the agTeernent.
Amounts actrued in accordance wth the terms of theagieement are ￿ElL#le￿ in fin￿ce cos
Funds
Gifts. legacies and Erants received that are 5ubjertto specifictrvsts are dassified a5 restricted fvnd5.
Where such items received aregiven vAth the further restriction that thry3re to be treated as capital and must not
be spent as incorne, these areclassified as capital lendowrnenil funds.
Designated lunds arise where trustees decide to Set aside funds for 5peofic purposes. Funds that are notsubject to
a restrittion, or wh+ch have not been designated by the trusteEs, areclas5ihed as unrestricted hjnds.
Operatin8 lease rentals
Lease and rerttal payment5 are charged to the Staternent of Financial A£tNilies in the period to which they relate.
GalnslllDssesl in¥estments
Reali5ed and unrealised gains and losses on the revaluètion and disposal of invesbnent assets are includÈd in rhe
statement of financial ariimties as "Net 8ainsllh)ssesl on invesvnenis". They are split accordin8 to ihe fund
oncerned.
22

EXETER SCHOIX
NOTES TO THE FINA14CIAL 5fATEMEP4T5 FOR THE YEAR ENt%D 31 AUGUST 21)25
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Icontinuedl
Liabl￿ty re¢ognbtion
Generally, liabilities are retO8ntsed as SOC￿ as there is a legal orcanstnictive obli8athM comrnitttftg the Charity to
the ejpenditure.
pl
Goimt Concern
At the time of appiowng the finaniial statements. the Governors have a reasonable expectètion that Exeter School
has adequate resource5 to c￿lInUe In operation31 existence for the foreseeable future_ Thu5 the Governors
continue to adopt the 8￿n&t0￿cern basis ol ac¢wntin8 in p￿p￿ringtherlnallOaI statements.
ql
Cash at bank and in hand
Cosh at bank and in hand includes tash and shfyt term highlyliquid in¥estmenrs*ith short term matuTity of 32 days
or ￿5$ fiom the date cf the openiTr8 of the deposit or similar actount.
Basi¢finan(ial in51ryments
The £harity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kthd thaiqvalify ès basic financol iftstruments. Basic
financial instruments art initiilly reco8nised at transxvon value and 5ubsequentty measured at their settlement
value.
Go¥ernrne•tqraThts
Government grants are recognised at the fair value ol ihe asset received or receivable or receiwable %then thEre is
reasonable assurance that the Erant conditions will be met and the ¢rants will be received
Governmeht grants relating to turnrp4er are recognised as intome over the peTK)d5 when the related costs are
Incurred ané for which the Erant is inieDded 10 tL¥npensate.
Ta¥aVon
The school 15 considered to pass the test5 set out in the F￿Inte 2010 ond therefore meets the definition of a
charitawe wmpany lor UK tay purposes.
Accordingly. the scw 15 Potentially e¥empt from tsmatic￿ in respert of income or capital goins received within
te8orie5 covered ofthe CorpDration TaxA£t 20lQor theTèxati¢)n of Chargeable Gains kn 1992, to the extent that
suth income or gain5 are ap￿￿ed exclusively to th3ritable purposes.
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EXEfER SCMOOL
P40TESTOTHE FINAWCIALSTATE141Epns FORINEVEAA EME￿ 31 ALIGusf2025
2 al FEESRECEIVABLE
Tulticth fee5
Seniws<tho
Juniors¢ho
Pre*reo school
2024
11672.1>)
IS67,765
544,510
12,815,222
2,7J6.34Q
SJl,416
IS.784,4C6
1&043.038
Le5s.' bur5arie& sclw)&thiDandolhrr remssiws
11.485,74al
14.298,662
S81,314
11.542.532J
I43￿$06
Net fyition f¢¢$
Careiiryq tncome
SO4740
15.1Th.246
bl OIMER INCOME
2024
Sl John's Hospit* Edu¢¥ional F(￿ndatiC>Tr
4QJ46
41.409
,146
3 INCOME FR0141114¥ESTMEf475
2024
UK Isted I￿estMentS
5.769
6.239
4 STAFF COSTS
1025
2024
Wages and salar￿S
Soci315ecurityc05t5
Cxher pensi￿ Costs
7.976.411
B73,806
1.410.094
7,75O,Z54
823,￿1
1.6J6,970
10.260,311
10.19J.OJS
Ihe a¥era8e numberof empkn¥eesintheyear ¥va5'.
Teachingènd teathlogsupptsrtstall
Othèrs
126
J27
251
178
24?
175
2024
*naf£tall
373,6SI
330,578
SodÈxO Ltd tla Sodexo Education SeryKes wecontyarted to rate¥in8serrictsto the s(hool, InthJdiDfjtheeMpkiyry￿f
of catering staff.
No Eo¥emor reteNed any feMu￿eRtlcffj durini the ￿ar ¢ther th￿ the r•mburscment ofeM￿￿&eS incurred, Trthich amounted
tts E42812024'. f l??1 in total to one 12024. loveirw. IndernThty insuiante has been purchased in respect of govemNs,
officersand e￿￿0VeeS0lthe KhoL4. The cost tTrf this irisurante ISIn£l￿￿ed 4wihin tht schoL*scom￿ned liabilitypremiurn.
The key m?rhJeement pertwnei ththÈ school tomprlse tr* Head. Bu￿ar. Head of IheJun￿lr 5chocl. Deputy He*S, Head of HR
rt r)ir*rtOr ¢f AdMI￿<10n￿3.￿￿Wrkgrir¥. The_totaIsmFknthrJefits"￿.thQkc￿￿an￿CrncnI ￿rSonnel.0lthe schooLwer
£857,06711024". £871.7221.

ExrrERSCHOOL
OTESTOTHE FINANa￿STATEMEP4TSFOHTHEYÉAREplDED3I AUGUST2075
4 STAFF COSTS Icontynuedl
The number ofemployees whoseeMol¢*w*rltsluKludiTrgem￿sD￿I￿Catsth1Artr{#ts1e￿£t¢dÈdfG0,Cw￿we.'
2025
2Q24
mirnber
num
£￿,￿l-E70￿)j
£70.CdJl-£80.C
£80.(K)1-£90.fYXJ
g),¢X)I-EIO),OJO
Éioo,coi. iio.oxj
£140.LKII- £I50￿y
£1SQ.(lQl- É160.0
£200,001- £210.OLYD
£210.001- £220.t
£220.OQJ- £230,(
22
NumbÈrwith retirement bÈnÈfits definedtantritwtth schemes..
ieh thÈ cothtribJtions am￿nted to".
75.936
Number With rÈtirtmerf benefi￿￿£￿in8 defined benEfitsthÈrthEs".
thich the contribJtiMs am￿nted to..
43
71LI48
71
1.057.915
S ANALYSSOF TOTALGMfAJP IIESfJUR¢ESEXPEIWts
51¥11¢o51s
T*1
2034
Charit¥Wtr4rti￿ti¢S
Teachin8 CO￿5
Wdfare coms
Prernisescosts
Gr3nts.3W43*ds and ptilES
Stspport costs
8.208.
172.481
742.￿?
891.(¥Y3
687.155
J.•(V3.n4
11.840
J.177235
9m9,aY
9.223.267
760.251
2.928Q97
17.045
2.￿.630
1.813
I￿.6￿
1,137.688
449,449
1764.3n
Other
2S9.SO9
2Sg,$09
1*14674
10.260,311
4.436.S22
1.151.262
15,755,868
Totsi r￿oUrceS expended incltyJesthefdkn4ing.'
zoi
Auditors. ￿munerat￿l￿
Avditofthe fin¥cialststemenisoftheerotsp and ctynpany
Av#itofthe financolststtmthts 0lthecom￿rtwsSUb￿d￿a
12.762
5.8
6.015
6 INTANGIÈiE FIXED A<SÉTS
Ga0￿71
Group
Cost
At I Sep*rnber 2014
412.3S8
412,as8
At 31 August 2U25
412,358
412358
Acrumulated 3mOftiSèbon
At I Septembe¥ 2Q24
Cha￿e lor the year
2S6,098
13.736
256.098
23.736
At 31"AuguSt'2025-"
279,834
Net book value
At31 August2025
At31 August 2024
132.524
156.260
132.524
IS6.260
25

EXETER SCHOOL
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STAT£MENfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
7 TANGIBLE FIXEO ASSET5
Freehold land
and bulldin
Hxtures,
fittings and
Assets Ih the
course of
Mot
Group
Totsl
¥Ehicles
Cost
At I September 2024
Additions
Transfers
Disposals
33.446.666
32.666
1.636,610
6￿.323
12.846
5.324.393
126.757
1.636.610
6.040
11.636.6101
41,iMJ7,992
178.309
1124.7601
1124,7601
At 31 Au8U5t 2025
35.115,942
488,409
5.4SI,150
41,061,541
Acctsmulated depr¢¢iatiL
At I September 2024
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
9.620.769
701.813
358.679
S8,930
1124.7601
3.421.198
3￿519
13.400,646
1.151.262
IIZ4.7601
At al Au8ilSt 2025
10,322.S82
292,849
3.811,717
14,427.148
Net book value
At 31 August 2025
24793.360
195.560
1.639A33
16,634,393
At 31 Au8U5t 2024
23.82S,897
241.644
I,￿3,195
1.636.610
27.607.346
Freeknld Iznd
and bulldl
Motor
hldes
FIX￿r*s.
fittinRS and
¢quiprnent
Assets in ihe
Companv
Totsl
¢onstnJrtion
Cost
At I September 2024
AdditI(￿S
Transfers
Oisposals
33.446.666
32,666
1.636.610
f4J).323
12.846
5.260.179
129.7r
1.636,610
40.943.778
181.158
11,636.6101
{124.7￿)
{124.7601
At 31 AuEUSt 2025
35.115.942
5.389.885
41.OIID,276
Accymulèted depreciation
At I September 2024
Charge for the year
Elirninated on di5posa15
9.620.769
701.813
358.679
58.930
l.Il4.260
3.394,144
382.656
13,373,592
1,143,399
{1247601
At 31 A￿￿$1 202S
10.322,582
292,849
3.776,81K)
14392.231
Net book value
Al JI August 20Z5
24,793.360
195.560
1,613.085
26.608.045
AI 31 Au8USI 2024
23.82S.897
241,644
1.866,035
1.636,610
27,570,186
All the tangible fixed a55ets are held for v5e on direct charitable activities.
26

EXETER SCHQOL
NOTESTO Twe FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THEVEAR ENDED 31 AUGiIST 1025
8 INVESTMENTS
Group
Listed
1￿￿$1MerIts
Total
Valuation
At I September 2024
RÈvaluztions
651.538
10.432
651,538
10,43Z
At 31 August 2025
661.970
661,970
Raihbone5 h(Ads a t￿rtfO￿O of global investments amountinEto 7(YX of the total investment porttolio. Nine li51ed investmenl in
COIF ac£ourts represents 30%of the total pDrtfolio.
sted investments are valued at market v•lu•tion on the UKSto¢k EX£ha￿e. The IM"storiul cost ttf these investments is as
2025
2024
Listed investments
45&181
456.181
Sub5WMT
Llsted
Companv
Totsl
Valuètion
At I September 2024
Revaluation5
374.022
651.538
10.432
1.025.S60
10,432
At 31 August 2025
374,022
661.970
1.035.992
Rathbones holds a ￿rtfOlIO of global investments amountingto 7(fA of thetotal inve5tmeTrt porttolits. Nine listed investment ITr
COIF acctrJnts rewesents 30% ofthe t￿31 portfdio.
Lisied inve5frnents are valued at market valuation on Ihe UK Stock Exchange. The historical cost of these investments is as
follows_"
2025
2024
Listed investrnerfs
456,181
456.181
Sub51dlaries
Details of ihe Charitable company's 5thidianes at 31 AUg￿l￿o25 are as foNows-.
Class of sharts
held
Ordinary
Ordinary
Name of undertaklng
Yew Tree Hall Limited
1633 Enterwses L¥mited
Resi5tered office
Exeterschool. Victorki Park Aoad, Exeter, Devon
Exeterschod. Victoria Park Road. Exeter. De¥on
% Held dire
Ic
The investrnents in subsidiary undertaking5 are stated at cosL
9 STOCK
Group
Cwrwnv
Z025
2024
2024
Raw mèterials
Goods for re5al¢
. 11367
8.S7B
6.582
IL367
8,878
6,582
11367
15.460
11.367
15,460
17

EXETER SCHOOL
NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
10 DEBTORS
GfOUP
202S
Comp•ny
2025
2024
2024
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
4239.958
3.340.835
4.124.691
3,200,341
260.603
724.069
271.765
460.878
260.603
717,475
27J,093
451,398
5.224.630
4.073,478
5.102.769
3,922.832
11 CREDITORS: amounts falling due wthln
one year
Group
2025
Company
2025
2024
2024
Trade creaitors
Other creditors
Amounts owed by group undertakin8S
Atlvance payment of sehool fees
Accruals and deferred income
Pension cost5
1.048,491
1,108,389
1.116.832
391.070
1.043,221
1.037,536
386,680
1.814.609
S￿1.699
181,741
1.112,563
359,631
384.918
1,979,781
5,256,819
189,519
1.846,723
5.263.622
183.010
1.998.431
5,421.277
190,694
9A50.23S
9.118.304
9.495,486
9.283.231
12 CREDITORS- amounts fallin8 due after more
than one year
Group
2025
Company
2025
2024
2024
Trade creditors
Advance paymenl of school fees
368.921
l611.879
341.797
4.447,014
368,921
2.S34,252
341.797
4,337,272
2.980.800
4,788.811
2.903.173
4,679.069
2025
2024
Of the amounts falling due after more than one year. the following amounts
are repayable after more thèn five years=
389.2S8
616,371
Trade creditors indude acceptance deposits. which are payable upon a child atcepting a place at the schoDI and are
repayable when they leave. without addilion of interest. Agreements forthe advan￿ payrnent of school fees have been
madè and allow for interest accruing to the lump sum paid at varying rates. accordIn￿t0 theJrevailiDg_marLptconditions
when-the advance paynient was made.
Deferred income represents the aulumn term fees invoiced in advance.
28

EXETER SCHOOL
PJOTE5TO THE FIIIANCIAL S7ATEMEPITS FOR THEYEAR EP4DED 31 AVGUS72025
13 ALLOCATION OF THE CHARITY NET A55Ers
unrest￿Cted fvnds
Restrtcted fund¥
Restritted
in£on
Totsl
Group
General
DeslKn*ed
Capital
{endown￿￿tI
Intangible assets
Tangible a55ets
Investments
132.S24
8.614,409
8.698
132,524
26,634,393
661,970
18,019,984
165.188
437.790
50.294
Stock
Debtgrs
Cash at bank and hap
11.367
5.224,630
7,5(￿,993
11.367
5314,630
7,74?J43
84.951
112.371
49,028
CreditOT5.' amount5 fallin8 due
within one year
19.4502351
19,450.2351
Creditor5.' amoLmts fallirg dut
after rnore than one year
12,9BO.8(xII
11,980.8001
Net assets
9.061.586
522.741
162,66S
18.234.200
Z7,981,192
UhreslriEted funds
Restrirted fvn¢ls
Reslrirted
pitsl
income (endowmentl
Yottl
Company
General
Tangible assets
Invesiments
8,588.[￿1
382,720
18.019.984
165.188
26.608,045
I,OaS,992
437.790
50.294
Stock
Debiors
Cash at b3n* and trn hand
IL367
5.102.769
7.222.306
11,367
5,102,769
7.468,656
84.951
112.371
49.028
Creditors.. amounts falling due
within one year
19.495.486)
19.495.4861
Creditors.- arnounts falling flue
after more than one year
12,903,1731
12,903.1731
Net assets
8.908.564
522.741
162,665
18,234.21X)
I?￿28,170
14 CAPITAL IENDOWMEpifi FUNDS
At I se￿ember
2024
IneDII*IIE
reswrte5
Res0￿CeS
At 31 Au¢ust
2025
Group and Companv
Freehold property
H3rd5hip funds
ri2e.fund
Specrfic fvnds
18,534.791
131.270
.852
74.898
1514.8071
18.019,984
132,546
1.276
1108
11.4411
469
73.926
18,748,811
1,745
IS14.8071
11.5491
18.2a4.200
The Freeholtl property fund representsthe (￿rtent en&)wment woperty which is owned by Exeter Sthool Trust.
The Hardship. Prile Specific Funds are comprised of 2S iftdNidual hJThds, 85¥en fv purposes speafied by the dcrtr.
29

EXETER SCHOOL
14OTES TO THE FINANcfAL STATEME14TS FOR THÉ YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
IS RESTrICTED INCOME FUNDS
September
2024
Incoming
resour￿$
Resources
expended
Transfers and
irbvestment
At 31 Auyst
2025
Group and Companv
ardship funds
Pri2È fvnds
Specific funds
176,113
16,516
1.358
S.617
146
136.9981
11351
IS371
144,195
16.522
1.948
193.987
6.353
137,1331
IS421
162,665
The Hardship, Prize and Specific Funds are comprised of 29 indiwidual funds. given for purposes specified by the donor.
16 LINRESTRicfED FUNDS
Unrestricted fuThd5 include the followinÈ designated fvnds-.
IncominE
resour￿$
Resources
expend
Twsfers and
In¥estmprrt
gair
At 31 August
2015
Group and Company
2014
Endowment
Foundation
Haréship f￿rtd$
Speclfic fund5
480.722
1104,7121
99.365
376.010
199.3651
133,1211
13a,B82
1.638
39.332
14S.093
1.638
621.242
39,332
1132.4861
15,3471
$22.741
The Endowment represents funds received from the St John's Hospital Educational F￿jTrdatlon, which the school
historically forms part of. These funds are available for the prowsion of educatioTh at the school.
The Hardship and Specific Funds are comprised of four individual fvnds. where the 8owernors have put aside funds to
augrnent amounts given for restricted purposes.
17 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEIIEXPE14DITUREI FOR THE YEAR TO NET CASH INFLOW FROM
GIIOUP OPERATING AcfiviTIES
2025
2024
Net income/lexpenditUfel for the year befwe investment gains and losse5
Oepreciation
Arnortisation ef 8oodwll
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Sale of tangible fixed èssets
Endowment donations
Invesrment intErESt and dividends receiva
8ank ar)d other interest receivabl
Bank chèrges payable
Decrease in stock
Ilncrea5el in debtors
Increaselldecreasel in ueditor5
713.706
1.151.262
23,736
780.514
1,082,003
23,736
6.058
116,2501
11.7451
15-7691-
1236.9691
32,598
4.093
11.151,1521
$10.762
f2.715J
{6.-239}
1147,1191
21.254
4.803
f200.iyuj
117.8071
1.024.272
1.544,298
30

EXETER SCHOOL
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUGUST 2025
18 RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NEf FUNDS
2025
2024
(Decreasellincrease in cash in thè period
1912,7431
5.081,468
1912,7431
5.081.468
Movement in net funds in the period
Net funds at I Sèptember 2024
1912,7431
8,660.086
5.081.468
3.578.618
Net fLbnds at 31 August 2025
7.747.343
8,660.086
19 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN hlET FUND5
At I September
2024
At 31 August
2025
Cashflow
Cash at bank and in hand
8.660.086
1912.7431
7,747,343
8,660.086
1912.7431
7,747,343
20 RELATED PARTY TRANSAcf10145
During the financial year Exeter School used the services of Vect3￿ Limited. Mr D A Kalantary, a governor of Exeter
School. is a director. Exeter School paid Vectare timited £23.364 during the year for service5 received.
31