Excelsior Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE15 6AFPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Excelsior Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 3–19, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,339 pupils. Excelsior Academy is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.4%
EBacc average point score: 2.85

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

19%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,339

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

75%

England average

27%

First language not English

54%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,339
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
1 Jun 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.