The Excelsior Academy

State-Funded School

the-excelsior-academy-hackney-london

LondonRegion

HackneyLocal Authority

Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonConstituency

E8 2EYPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Excelsior Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hackney, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 983 pupils. The Excelsior Academy is part of Community Schools Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.11

Ethnicity

White

21%

Asian

22%

Black

37%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

983

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

44%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 983
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Community Schools Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Apr 2015	Outstanding	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.