Excelsior Academy
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6AF
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: All-through
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 3 to 19
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,339 (659 boys, 680 girls)
- Capacity: 1710
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 74.5%
- Telephone: 01912288400
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (8 May 2024)
- Attainment 8: 34.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- KS2 expected standard: 55% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 354 applications, 240 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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