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Excellence Girls Academy

Independent · ages 9-16GirlsIndependent90 pupilsStoke-on-Trent
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths58%England 46%
Places60 spare90 pupils, 150 places
Pupils on roll90Census January 2024

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.

Average GCSE score46.8
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths58%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths75%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2022 to 2025
2022: 39.739.720222023: 46.346.320232024: 49.049.020242025: 46.846.82025
Since 2022: +7.1
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022Stoke-on-TrentEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11121066
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 846.849.046.339.741.546.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths58%70%17%0%35%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths75%80%67%17%57%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score4.474.354.583.673.564.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry75%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.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
67%England 54%
50%England 36%
Social Studies11 entries
36%England 54%
Mathematics11 entries
73%England 53%
Geography10 entries
40%England 51%
90%England 58%
80%England 60%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language1217%67%92%54%
Combined Science1217%50%67%36%
Social Studies110%36%55%54%
Mathematics1118%73%82%53%
Geography1010%40%50%51%
English Literature1020%90%100%58%
Religious Studies1050%80%100%60%
Other Modern Languages933%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.

Pupils on roll90Census January 2024
Places15060% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support8%7 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%2 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls0 / 90
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll908579625040
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support7%6%8%12%10%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%3%3%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m66612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate155 per 1,000 people70% higher than the England average
Typical house price£155,000Stoke-on-Trent
Nearest bus stop90 mSeaford Street, 13 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
University of StaffordshireHigher education institutions290 mNot inspectedCompare
Stoke-on-Trent CollegeFurther education440 mNot inspectedCompare
The RegistryIndependent460 m13Not inspectedCompare
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter600 m0Not inspectedCompare
Edison Pace SchoolIndependent610 m48Not inspectedCompare
Emerge SchoolIndependent (grammar)670 m41Not inspectedCompare
Snowhill SchoolIndependent730 m54Not inspectedCompare
Regent CollegeSpecial post 16 institution800 mNot inspectedCompare

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