Excelsior Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F35
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
- Distance
- 1.1km away
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Local ranking9th of 17 secondary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1207
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 6 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 188
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Higher education
- 62.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
70
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 162
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1211
- Boys
- 1224 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1207 (101% full)
- SEND
- 18.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.3%
- EAL
- 36.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.1%
- SEN Support
- 16.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,116/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
- 8.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 43.0%
- Black African: 11.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 11.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 7.5%
- Asian Other: 7.1%
- Asian Indian: 5.1%
- White Other: 4.7%
- Other: 2.1%
43.0%
White British
11.4%
Black African
11.2%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Gretna Road
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 137900
- UKPRN
- 10036709
- Establishment No.
- 4715
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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