The Excelsior Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- London, E8 2EY
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Mossbourne Community Academy
100 Downs Park Road, Hackney, London, E5 8JY
Local ranking2nd of 16 secondary schools in Hackney
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 6 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Curriculum & teaching
- Exceptional
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Exceptional
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 67.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 81.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 88.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 202
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 97.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B+
Avg A-Level Grade
43.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
43.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
188
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 38.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 378
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1441
- Boys
- 770 (54%)
- Girls
- 662 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (102% full)
- SEND
- 20.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.3%
- EAL
- 47.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.9%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 105.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,389/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.8% nat15.8%
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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- Black African: 21.3%
- White Other: 19.6%
- White British: 16.9%
- Asian Indian: 5.7%
- Black Caribbean: 5.3%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 5.2%
- Other: 5.0%
- Mixed Other: 4.8%
21.3%
Black African
19.6%
White Other
16.9%
White British
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
100 Downs Park Road
London, London
Administrative
- URN
- 134693
- UKPRN
- 10017988
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
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