The Excel Academy
About the school
The Excel Academy is an open secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 25 November 2021
- Published
- 20 January 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.5
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 39.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Stoke-on-Trent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 29.30%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 33.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 51.70%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 54.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 31.40%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 28.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.06
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 3.38
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1208
Girls
48.92%
Boys
51.08%
SEN support
17.05%
Education, health and care plan
2.81%
English as an additional language
10.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
34.77%
Overall absence
10.66
Persistent absence
28.98
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
203
Sustained education or employment
88%
Education
75%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
9%