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The Excelsior Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney, London E8 2EY · excelsiorcst.org · 020 7275 1500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 983
- 91% of 1,080 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 64.7%
- First language not English
- 43.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 139 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 139 | 77 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 146 | 70 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 148 | 63 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 62 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 189 | 82 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.7, and 39.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (38.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼39.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 58 | +8.6 |
| Sixth form college | 5.7 | −9.8 |
| Further education | 28.4 | +3.1 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 students | B (38.6) | Well above average +0.41 | |
| 27 students | B (38.3) | Well above average +0.39 | |
| 19 students | Dist*- (44) | Well above average +1.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 53 | B- (35.5) | +0.48 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 60 | C+ (33.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 26 | C (29.6) | -0.01 |
| 2017/18 | 40 | C (30.4) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 60 | C (29.8) | -0.48 |
| 2015/16 | 51 | C+ (33.2) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 64.7 | −8.1 |
| Further and other education | 2.9 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 1.5 | — |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | +5.2 |
| Employment | 10.3 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +2.2 |
Ofsted
The Excelsior Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
41% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 41%
- Replies
- 46
- 5% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (26%) with SEND