Excelsior Academy

All through · Academy sponsor led · NE15 6AF

About this school

  • Ages 3–19
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Faith: Does not apply
  • Admissions: Non-selective
  • Pupils: 1339
  • Capacity: 1710
  • Has a sixth form
  • Has a nursery

Ofsted history

Inspected Outcome
May 2024 Requires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Early years: Good
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Personal development: Good
  • Quality of education: Requires improvement
  • Safeguarding effective: Yes
  • Sixth form provision: Good

Key stage 2 results

Meeting expected standard (RWM): 55.0 (2024) bottom 40% nationally

Year Meeting expected standard (RWM) Reaching higher standard (RWM) Average reading score Average maths score
2024 55.0 (bottom 40% nationally) 0.0 103.0 101.0
2023 34.0 (bottom 40% nationally) 3.0 104.0 99.0
2020 no school-level results published (COVID)
2019 no school-level results published (COVID)

GCSE results (KS4)

Attainment 8: 30.2 (2023) bottom 40% nationally

Year Progress 8 Attainment 8 Grade 5+ Eng & Maths EBacc entry EBacc APS
2023 -0.6 (bottom 40% nationally) 30.2 (bottom 40% nationally) 16.3 (bottom 40% nationally) 41.3 2.7 (bottom 40% nationally)
2020 no school-level results published (COVID)
2019 no school-level results published (COVID)

A-level results (KS5)

Average points/entry: 21.5 (2023) bottom 40% nationally

Year Average points/entry Best 3 average points
2023 21.5 (bottom 40% nationally) 23.3
2020 no school-level results published (COVID)
2019 no school-level results published (COVID)

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Recent sales within 1 km, from HM Land Registry.

Median sold price within 1km: £195,000 (60 sales, last 12 months)

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