Excelsior Academy
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
1,339 pupils · 78% of 1,710 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 74.5%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 19 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 39.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 240 | 171 | 354 | 218 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 236 | 152 | 323 | 192 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 15 | 24 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 255 | 138 | 301 | 185 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 239 | 138 | 310 | 197 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kings Priory School 17.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Academy 360 18 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Christ's College 18.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bede Academy 19.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Polam Hall School 51.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Carr Manor Community School 127.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.