Excelsior Academy


Excelsior Academy is a mixed all-through school and sixth form. It was opened in September 2008 as a replacement for the Westgate Community College and is situated in the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
The academy was originally for secondary school pupils aged 11 to 18 including a sixth form. It had four sections to the school, which were Jefferson, Milburn, Hadrian and Armstrong.
In mid-2013, Armstrong and Jefferson merged into one large school named Collingwood. In 2012 it was announced that the school would create a primary school called Rainbird, and have an age range of 3 to 19.
The three main secondary schools are based on their own specialist subjects individually:
SchoolsDateSpecialismHeadteacher
Milburn2008–PresentHealth and FitnessClaire Goodwill
David Hughes
Hadrian2008–PresentEnvironment and TechnologyKirsty Ruffle
Craig Taylor
Collingwood2013–PresentArt and CreativityMichael Connolly
Rainbird2013–PresentN/ACharlotte De Oliveira
College2012–PresentN/ASara Massingham
Deon Krishnan
Claire Goodwill
Martin Farrar
Lynn Aitchison
Former SchoolsDateSpecialismHeadteacher
Jefferson2008 - 2013Dance and Performing ArtsMichael Connolly
Armstrong2008 - 2013Business and EnterpriseLynn Aitchison

The school is currently part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust and is sponsored by Lord Laidlaw.
The academy has also been listed in the 200 most improved schools nationally identified by the Department for Education.

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