The Excelsior Academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney, London, E8 2EY
Local ranking9th of 16 secondary schools in Hackney
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1080
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 44.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 60.5%
- Entering EBacc
- 86.4%
- EBacc APS
- 4.1
- Cohort Size
- 177
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B
Avg A-Level Grade
38.6
Avg Points/Entry
38.9
Best 3 A-Levels
27
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 28.0%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 44.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 144
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 992
- Boys
- 601 (61%)
- Girls
- 391 (39%)
- Capacity
- 1080 (92% full)
- SEND
- 17.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 61.7%
- EAL
- 46.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.5%
- SEN Support
- 13.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 71.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,872/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.7%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.5%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White Other: 23.2%
- Other: 23.2%
- Asian Indian: 14.1%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 8.0%
- Mixed Other: 6.9%
- White British: 6.4%
- Black Other: 3.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.4%
23.2%
White Other
23.2%
Other
14.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 131062
- UKPRN
- 10016194
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST