Side by side
The Excelsior Academy and The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- The Excelsior Academy takes ages 11 to 18; The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School takes ages 11 to 19.
- The Excelsior Academy has 983 pupils; The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School has 752.
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | The Excelsior Academy | The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy sponsor led DfE register | State-funded: Voluntary aided school DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 18 DfE register | 11 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 983 DfE register | 752 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Church of England DfE register |
| Borough | Hackney DfE register | Hackney DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 77 first preferences for 139 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 67 first preferences for 85 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 6 February 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 5 December 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 44.7 (2024/25) DfE | 39.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 40% (2024/25) DfE | 28% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | B (2024/25) DfE | C- (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 38.6 (2024/25) DfE | 28.2 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE | 88% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | 85% (left 2022/23) DfE | 84% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 64.7% DfE register | 70.5% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 46.5% school census 2024/25 | 31.3% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 13.2% school census 2024/25 | 21.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.9 DfE workforce census | 13.3 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 8.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 10.5% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
Other comparisons
- The Excelsior Academy and Mossbourne Community Academy0.4 miles apart
- The Excelsior Academy and Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form0.7 miles apart
- The Excelsior Academy and Waterside Academy0.9 miles apart
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Cardinal Pole Catholic School0.3 miles apart
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and The City Academy, Hackney0.4 miles apart
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Mossbourne Community Academy0.6 miles apart
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy0.6 miles apart