The Excelsior Academy
Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EY
983 pupils · 91% of 1,080 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 64.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 February 2024, published 14 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 60.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 86.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.55 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 139 | 77 | 250 | 119 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 146 | 70 | 310 | 118 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 148 | 63 | 397 | 121 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 164 | 62 | 422 | 154 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 189 | 82 | 541 | 182 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 172 | 95 | 569 | 172 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 111 | 763 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 186 | 96 | 744 | 186 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Mossbourne Community Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding (2021) · previous system
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Clapton Girls' Academy 1.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Waterside Academy 1.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- The City Academy, Hackney 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.