SCHOOL PROFILE
Excelsior Academy: data, trends and context
Excelsior Academy is a all-through school in Newcastle upon Tyne. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.
School identity
URN
135423
Phase
All-through
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Trust
THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
Postcode
NE15 6AF
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website
Pupil and community context
Pupils on roll
1,339
FSM eligible
74.5%
EAL / First language other than English
54.1%
SEND (total)
28.5%
SEN Support
25.8%
EHCP
2.8%
White British
37.0%
Attendance and absence (2024/25)
Attendance rate
89.7%
Overall absence
10.3%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Severe absence
3.4%
Current benchmarks
No current DfE attendance benchmark is published for this school’s phase and local authority, so no comparison is shown.
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
Suspension rate
63.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
18.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.63%
Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)
Attainment 8
33.4
English & maths grade 5+
24.4%
English & maths grade 4+
39.5%
Historical trends
Historical trends
School trends over time
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Data sources and last updated
- Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
- Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
- Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
- For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
- Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.
Contextual comparison
See Excelsior Academy against 25 similar schools
Excelsior Academy is a all-through school in Newcastle upon Tyne. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.