Excelsior Academy is a all-through school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
Website: www.excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Telephone: 01912288400
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Principal James Andriot
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135423

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1710
Number of Pupils: 1516
Number of Boys: 766
Number of Girls: 750

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.9 to -0.2
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.2
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -0.81 to -0.4
Of the 194 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 150 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:2%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:79%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:31.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.42
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle
Howlett Hall Road , Denton Burn NE15 7HS 		- not rated 570 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Broadwood Primary School
Broadwood Road , Denton Burn NE15 7TB 		2out of 4 782 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Waverley Primary School
Maple Close , Lemington NE15 7QZ 		2out of 4 982 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close
Bell's Close , NE15 6XX 		- not rated 1,076 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater , Delaval Road NE15 6NL 		4out of 4 1,222 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road , NE15 7PX 		4out of 4 1,162 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Fenham Hall Drive , Fenham NE4 9YH 		4out of 4 2,381 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Studio West
West Denton Way , West Denton NE5 2SZ 		3out of 4 2,448 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School
Croftdale Road , NE21 4BQ 		4out of 4 2,760 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ 		- not rated 2,100 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road , NE15 6AF 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hadrian School
Bertram Crescent , NE15 6PY 		4out of 4 1,697 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd.
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ 		- not rated 2,100 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ 		3out of 4 2,142 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomas Bewick School
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		3out of 4 2,463 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mary Astell Academy
Linhope Road , West Denton NE5 2LW 		1out of 4 2,463 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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