Excelsior Academy

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 9 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 19 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
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
135423
Address
Denton Road, NE15 6AF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1460 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
51.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
65.8%
Persistent absence
41.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.5%
Gypsy/Roma 14.1%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 7.9%
Pakistani 6.4%
Bangladeshi 5.4%
African 5.1%
Other Asian 3.8%
Other 3.5%
Indian 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4
WritingAverage0.4
MathsWell below average-6.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 33%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 96
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award6
Speech & DramaTechnical Award9
ArabicGCSE4
Art & DesignGCSE25
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE6
BengaliGCSE2
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
English LanguageGCSE195
English LiteratureGCSE195
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Excelsior Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
15
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
7
8
Reception, Full-time
15
7
8
Year 1
17
8
9
Year 2
22
13
9
Year 3
30
11
19
Year 4
28
18
10
Year 5
23
16
7
Year 6
29
17
12
Year 7
232
122
110
Year 8
234
118
116
Year 9
228
105
123
Year 10
225
123
102
Year 11
208
108
100
Year 12
104
49
55
Year 13
46
16
30
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
80.7%
85.6%
Further education
29.0%
35.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
45.0%
44.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
3.0%
0.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
6.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
14.0%
9.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
59.0%
55.7%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
17.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
5.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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