The Excel Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Excel Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands.
The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,184 pupils. The Excel Academy is part of ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
9
2021
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 37.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 29.3%
- EBacc average point score
- 3.06
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,184
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 25 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2013 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
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.
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Stoke-on-Trent · 2.2 mi
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
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Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · 2.4 mi
The Registry
Stoke-on-Trent · 2.5 mi
Endon High School
Staffordshire · 2.5 mi
St Peter's CofE Academy
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