My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
17%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
33%Don't know
4%The Excelsior Academy
Academy sponsor led — Secondary
E8 2EY / 11–18 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
44.7
Attainment 8
41%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong sixth form
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong sixth form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 44.7
- Progress 8
- 0.46
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 39.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 38.58
- Achieving AAB+
- 28%
41% of parents would recommend this school
46 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
24%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
28%Don't know
4%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
26%Agree
28%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
11%Agree
4%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
13%Not applicable
41%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
20%Agree
35%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
28%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
17%Agree
13%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
35%Don't know
0%Not applicable
20%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
26%No
74%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 12 parents
Strongly agree
17%Agree
17%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
41%Don't know
8%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
38%Agree
20%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
7%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
22%Agree
32%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
7%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
22%Agree
24%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
25%Don't know
7%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
44%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
33%Agree
41%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
22%Agree
22%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
32%Don't know
2%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
41%No
59%17.7% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
17.7%
SEN support
4.5%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 4.3%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.8%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.7%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.1%
47.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 47.9%
76% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 91%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 76%
- Entered top-third university
- 24%
- Achieved a degree
- 80%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1
- Free school meals
- 58.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 13.9:1
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 22.54%
- English as additional language
- 46.5%
- Teachers with QTS
- 94.4%
- White
- 23.6%
- Mixed
- 9.1%
- Asian
- 21.7%
- Black
- 6.3%
- Other
- 5.5%
Other White18.3%
White British5%
Irish0.2%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed5.4%
White & Black Caribbean2.7%
White & Black African0.7%
White & Asian0.3%
Indian11.2%
Bangladeshi6.4%
Pakistani2.3%
Other Asian1.3%
Chinese0.5%
Other Black2.9%
Caribbean2.7%
African0.7%