Excelsior Academy
About the school
Excelsior Academy is an open all-through school in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 May 2024
- Published
- 19 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 33.4
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 43.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 24.40%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 39.50%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 62.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.10%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 41.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.85
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 3.93
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D-
Average A-level points
- School
- 15.73
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 55%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 11%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 45%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 74%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 14%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 32%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 81%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 106
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1439
Girls
49.27%
Boys
50.73%
SEN support
23.63%
Education, health and care plan
2.50%
English as an additional language
51.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
72.67%
Overall absence
10.31
Persistent absence
32.54
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
204
Sustained education or employment
77%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
Less than 0.5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
13%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
93
Sustained education or employment
54%
Higher education
26%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
23%