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
- 1208 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 77.2%
Mixed 8.7%
Other Asian 3%
African 2.8%
Other White 2.7%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other 1.3%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.05
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 72 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 57 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 18 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
The Excel Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 310
- 2nd preference
- 157
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 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 | 240 127 113 |
| Year 8 | 241 113 128 |
| Year 9 | 242 114 128 |
| Year 10 | 240 130 110 |
| Year 11 | 245 133 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 78.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 49.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 17.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 9.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% |