# Alternatives to The Excel Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as The Excel Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## The Excel Academy, for comparison

1.14 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/148220/birches-head-academy) | 0.5 mi south-east | 0.53 | 2026 | Needs attention | no | not recorded |
| [Haywood Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/138549/haywood-academy) | 1.4 mi north-west | 0.78 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/136102/co-op-academy-stoke-on-trent) | 2.2 mi west | 1.03 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/140149/st-margaret-ward-catholic-academy) | 2.2 mi north-west | 1.05 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Ormiston Horizon Academy, Stoke on Trent](/school/136680/ormiston-horizon-academy) | 2.4 mi north-west | 1.02 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Endon High School, Stoke-on-Trent](/school/148002/endon-high-school) | 2.5 mi north-east | 1.11 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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