Excelsior Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–19 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Reception 2025: Not published
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Excelsior Academy is an all-through school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 and Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Excelsior Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.34 mi |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.157 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25 the A level average grade was D- (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well below average.
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 171 first-choice applications for 240 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 69 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Of the 1,339 pupils on roll, 74.5% are eligible for free school meals, and there are 13.8 pupils per teacher.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 1,339 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 74.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are polite and friendly.”
- “They treat each other with respect and build positive relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils support each other’s learning and well-being.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils, particularly in the secondary phase, have significant gaps in their knowledge.”
- “High levels of absence have contributed to this.”
- “However, in some subjects at key stage 3 and 4, the curriculum requires further development to enable pupils to gain a deep and secure knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 171 first-preference applications, 240 offers in total, 171 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Hadrian School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Trinity Academy Newcastle 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Mary Astell Academy 1.4 mi Not judged
- Thomas Bewick School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Dame Allan's Schools 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bahr Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Talbot House Children's Charity 2.4 mi Good
- Newcastle Bridges School 2.5 mi School remains Outstanding