The Excelsior Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 5 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hackney
Unique reference
131062
Address
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney, E8 2EY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1036 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
57.8%
Girls
42.2%
First language not English
55%
Free school meals (FSM)
49.3%
Persistent absence
32.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
African 22.6%
Other White 18%
Caribbean 11.7%
Indian 11.3%
Mixed 9.4%
Other 6.6%
Bangladeshi 6.3%
White British 5.2%
Other Black 4.3%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.05
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.34
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 76%
Local authority average 64%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 51%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.4
Local authority average 51.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.39
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award15
TourismTechnical Award15
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award13
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award13
Health StudiesTechnical Award12
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award15
ArabicGCSE10
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE30
Business Studies:SingleGCSE48
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Petchey Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
164
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
109
3rd preference
104
From another Local Authority
25
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
62
2nd preference
50
3rd preference
30
To another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.5
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
185
121
64
Year 8
177
92
85
Year 9
185
106
79
Year 10
183
112
71
Year 11
171
95
76
Year 12
69
39
30
Year 13
66
34
32
Year 2022-2023

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
93.5%
86.5%
Further education
32.0%
28.2%
34.7%
School sixth form
45.0%
54.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
15.0%
10.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
1.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
3.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.3%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
85.0%
77.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
41.0%
28.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
43.0%
26.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.8%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
0.7%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020
Review your area