The Excel Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 25 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 140633
- Address
- Milton Road, Sneyd Green, ST1 6LG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1189 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.8%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 78%
Mixed 8.6%
Other Asian 3.2%
African 2.9%
Other White 2.4%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.2
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 57 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 50 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
The Excel Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 318
- 2nd preference
- 175
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 115 131 |
| Year 8 | 241 117 124 |
| Year 9 | 239 130 109 |
| Year 10 | 241 130 111 |
| Year 11 | 222 113 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 79.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 49.0% 47.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 19.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 7.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |