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The Excel Academy
Secondary
Milton Road Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST16LG
017 8288 2700


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1073

The Excel Academy is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1050. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 17 Oct 2013.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
567 boys and 506 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
18
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
18.6%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
8.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
12%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
11.3%
EHC PLAN
2.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
48
Local Authority
42.8
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
49%
Local Authority
36%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 31% 27% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.9 3.43 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

17 Oct 2013

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 592
Of which first preference applications 298
Of which second preference applications 168
Of which third preference applications 80
Total offers made 232
Of which first preference offers 225
Of which second preference offers 5
Of which third preference offers 2




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
93%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 77% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 10% 6% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 7% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 7% 6% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
9
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
3
PROPERTY
£139,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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