Excellence Girls Academy
Excellence Girls Academy is an independent school in Stoke-on-Trent for girls aged 9 to 16. It has 90 pupils and room for 150.
Crowther Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2ER01782 390807excellencegirlsacademy.co.ukMrs Samia Haroon headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
12 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Stoke-on-Trent | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 46.8 | 49.0 | 46.3 | 39.7 | 41.5 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 58% | 70% | 17% | 0% | 35% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 75% | 80% | 67% | 17% | 57% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 4.47 | 4.35 | 4.58 | 3.67 | 3.56 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 75% | 40% | 83% | 0% | 31% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 8 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 12 | 17% | 67% | 92% | 54% | – |
| Combined Science | 12 | 17% | 50% | 67% | 36% | – |
| Social Studies | 11 | 0% | 36% | 55% | 54% | – |
| Mathematics | 11 | 18% | 73% | 82% | 53% | – |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | 51% | – |
| English Literature | 10 | 20% | 90% | 100% | 58% | – |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 50% | 80% | 100% | 60% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 9 | 33% | 100% | 100% | 49% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Stoke-on-Trent council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 90 | 85 | 79 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 6% | 8% | 12% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Staffordshire | Higher education institutions | 290 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Stoke-on-Trent College | Further education | 440 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Registry | Independent | 460 m | 13 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | 600 m | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Edison Pace School | Independent | 610 m | 48 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Emerge School | Independent (grammar) | 670 m | 41 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Snowhill School | Independent | 730 m | 54 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Regent College | Special post 16 institution | 800 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Excellence Girls Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Excellence Girls Academy yet.
How good are Excellence Girls Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 58% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 46.8, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Excellence Girls Academy have?
90 pupils aged 9 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 150 places, so it is 60% full. It is a girls' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Crowther Street, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2ER
- Telephone
- 01782 390807
- Website
- www.excellencegirlsacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samia Haroon
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 9-16
- Gender
- Girls
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Ward
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 August 2019
- URN
- 147236 · LAESTAB 8616018
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.