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Excelsior Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Sponsored academy
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 6AF · excelsior.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk · 0191 228 8400
On the mapSearch near NE15 6AF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Newcastle upon Tyne 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,339
- 78% of 1,710 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 74.5%
- First language not English
- 54.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 171 families put the school first and 240 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 | 240 | 171 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 236 | 152 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 255 | 138 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 239 | 138 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 183 | 0.8 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.4, and 24.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D- (15.7 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼39.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.85 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.7 | −9.7 |
| Sixth form college | 4.1 | — |
| Further education | 39.3 | +6.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.2 | −1 |
| Activity not captured | 9.2 | +3.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | D- (15.7) | Well below average -0.95 | |
| 32 students | D- (16.5) | Well below average -0.91 | |
| 37 students | Merit (23.4) | Average -0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 35 | D (21.5) | -0.55 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | D- (15.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 37 | C- (26.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 55 | D+ (24.6) | -0.38 |
| 2017/18 | 51 | D+ (23.2) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 64 | D (21.4) | -0.16 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | D+ (23.7) | +0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 37.1 | −14.1 |
| Further and other education | 8.6 | +2.5 |
| Further education | 7.1 | +2.2 |
| Other education | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −4.7 |
| Employment | 14.3 | −4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 30 | +15.4 |
| Activity not captured | 8.6 | +4.9 |
Ofsted
Excelsior Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 51
- 3% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 67% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (37%) with SEND