Excelsior Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
43
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 08/05/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.7%
32.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,339
Capacity used
Has space78%
1,710 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer
10
Places offered
20
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 10 | 10 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 20 | 10 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Foster
- Address
- Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
- Phone
- 01912288400
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn · Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135423
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 75% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 23% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
1,339 pupils · 1,710 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
08 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Good Early years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,380 pupils
Attendance
89.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 34% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 3% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 30.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 16% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.67 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 21.54 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 55% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 39.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 36.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 205 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 15.73 | 35 |
| Average grade | D- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 30 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 203 | 7% | 33% | 48% | |
| English Language | 203 | 6% | 30% | 42% | |
| English Literature | 193 | 5% | 28% | 45% | |
| Combined Science | 173 | 8% | 32% | 51% | |
| Geography | 90 | 4% | 13% | 23% | |
| Art and Design | 78 | 9% | 29% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 64 | 13% | 58% | 78% | |
| History | 62 | 3% | 19% | 37% | |
| Business | 30 | 3% | 3% | 10% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 19% | 31% | 56% | |
| Music | 12 | 25% | 50% | 67% | |
| Urdu | 10 | 10% | 10% | 10% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Italian | 8 | 0% | 0% | 63% | |
| Biology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Arabic | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Turkish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 17507: Excelsior Academy, formerly W Gate Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 51% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 57% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.