UK Schools
Excelsior Academy
Excelsior Academy is a mixed all-through academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle City Council, teaching 1,339 pupils aged 3 to 19. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in May 2024. In 2024–2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 33.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 21 October 2025 to 18 March 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Excelsior Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Excelsior Academy.
- 13 Back to School Orientation (Grades 6–8 and K–5)
- 18 First Day of School (Grades K–8)
- 1 No School (Labor Day)
- 25–26 Parent–Teacher Conferences
- 16–17 No School (Fall Break)
- 20 End of Term 1 / Teacher Work Day
- 21 Start of Term 2
- 24–28 No School (Thanksgiving Break)
- 22 End of Term 2 / Teacher Work Day
- 23–31 Winter Break
- 1–2 Winter Break
- 5 Start of Term 3 / School Resumes
- 19 No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 5–6 Parent–Teacher Conferences
- 16 No School (Presidents’ Day)
- 12 Early Out Day (12:30 PM Dismissal)
- 13 End of Term 3 / Teacher Work Day
- 18 Start of Term 4
- 30–31 Spring Break
- 1–3 Spring Break
- 14 Last Day of Kindergarten (Short Day)
- 20 Last Day of School (12:30 PM Dismissal) / End of Term 4 / Teacher Work Day
- 21 No School (Teacher Work Day)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Back to School Orientation (Grades 6–8 and K–5) Aug 13, 2025 Event
- First Day of School (Grades K–8) Aug 18, 2025 Event
- No School (Labor Day) Sept 1, 2025 Event
- Parent–Teacher Conferences Sept 25–26, 2025 Inset Day
- No School (Fall Break) Oct 16–17, 2025 Holiday
- End of Term 1 / Teacher Work Day Oct 20, 2025 Inset Day
- Start of Term 2 Oct 21, 2025 Term
- No School (Thanksgiving Break) Nov 24–28, 2025 Holiday
- End of Term 2 / Teacher Work Day Dec 22, 2025 Inset Day
- Winter Break Dec 23, 2025–Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Term 3 / School Resumes Jan 5, 2026 Term
- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) Jan 19, 2026 Event
- Parent–Teacher Conferences Feb 5–6, 2026 Inset Day
- No School (Presidents’ Day) Feb 16, 2026 Event
- Early Out Day (12:30 PM Dismissal) Mar 12, 2026 Event
- End of Term 3 / Teacher Work Day Mar 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Start of Term 4 Mar 18, 2026 Term
- Spring Break Mar 30–Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Last Day of Kindergarten (Short Day) May 14, 2026 Event
- Last Day of School (12:30 PM Dismissal) / End of Term 4 / Teacher Work Day May 20, 2026 Inset Day
- No School (Teacher Work Day) May 21, 2026 Inset Day
- Dec 23, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Christmas Holiday Event
- Mar 30 – Apr 3, 2026 (Spring Break) Easter Holiday Holiday
- Late July – Early September (Approximately 6 weeks) Summer Holiday Event
- Jan 1, 2026 New Year’s Day Event
- Apr 3, 2026 (Approximate, variable date) Good Friday Event
- Apr 6, 2026 (Approximate, variable date) Easter Monday Event
- May 4, 2026 Early May Bank Holiday Event
- May 25, 2026 Spring Bank Holiday Event
- Aug 31, 2026 Summer Bank Holiday Event
- Dec 25, 2025 Christmas Day Event
- Dec 26, 2025 Boxing Day Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Excelsior Academy with Newcastle City Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 55% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
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Key stage 4 (GCSE) 33.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 15.73 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 32.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 77% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 54% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Excelsior Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Excelsior Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.