Scholarships

ECS Awards

ECS Awards 2024: applications are now open!

We hope that the information on this page, and particularly inside our digital brochure, will prove helpful to you and your family as you explore our fruitful scholarship programme, ECS Awards.

Should you have any questions along the way, you would be more than welcome to get in touch with our friendly admissions team via: [email protected] | 01392 457 072

Assessment Day: Saturday 13 January 2024

What is ECS Awards?

ECS Awards (the name for Exeter Cathedral School’s scholarship programme) is designed to recognise and reward enthusiasm, commitment, potential, passion and talent amongst pupils entering the School in Year 7.

The Awards take the form of fee remission (with bursary top-ups also available) and are offered for the following:

Music Award

Sport Award

Visual/Performing Arts Award

Academic Award

Headmaster’s Award

Devon Award

What our Award Holders say…

“I was very excited when I found out about the Awards. At first I was a bit daunted about trying to play perfectly in an audition because my first piece was very ambitious for me. However, Mrs Featherstone put me at my ease and the 20 minutes just flew by. There was a lot of whooping and hugging when the letter came through with the news that I had got a Music Award.”

Jacob2021 Music Award Holder

“I am passionate about sport – in particular, hockey – and so the opportunity to be recognised for my potential in sport has given me even more enthusiasm! My ambition is to play at County and perhaps national level so I know that this will encourage me to keep working towards that goal which I hope to achieve!”

Gen2021 Sport Award Holder

“I was so ecstatic to receive 2 scholarships, in fact, I jumped around the room: accidentally scaring my cat! I am super excited about the next two years at Exeter Cathedral School; I want to learn and develop, and I am confident that with the support of the teachers I will. If I had to sum up the experience of ECS Awards in 3 words they would be exciting, challenging, and positive!”

Ellenna2021 Academic Award Holder

“As Ellenna’s mum I found the process for ECS Awards very professional and smooth. I had many questions and all of them were patiently answered. This was a wonderful opportunity and has helped to prepare for Ellenna’s next steps.”

The value of Years 7 & 8
at Exeter Cathedral School

Bespoke Provision

Exeter Cathedral School is a Prep School, meaning that we educate pupils up until the end of Year 8. Joining us at Year 7 through to Year 8 offers huge advantages to children: our pupils benefit from being part of a small school and can grow in independence, self-reliance, self-awareness and self-confidence in a tailor-made and nurturing environment.

Valuing the Individual

We focus on educating ‘the whole child’. Our average class size is 15, and we are proud to know each and every one of our pupils as an individual. Our pupils can continue being children whilst learning about themselves and honing the skills they need to flourish at secondary school.

Superb Preparation and Future Success

At the end of Year 8, all our pupils move on to one of their chosen secondary schools: some choose state secondary schools, some choose grammar schools, and some choose independent schools. Whatever the family’s choice, we work alongside parents/guardians and the children to find the right school for them. In both 2020 and 2021, 84% of our Year 8 pupils secured a scholarship – some with double/ triple awards – at their first-choice senior school (with significant fee remission).