The Excelsior Academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney, London, E8 2EY
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 983 (582 boys, 401 girls)
- Capacity: 1080
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 63.5%
- Telephone: 02072751500
- Ofsted: Good (6 Feb 2024)
- Attainment 8: 46.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 250 applications, 139 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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