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Dixons Allerton Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Sponsored academy
Rhodesway, Bradford BD8 0DH · dixonsaa.com · 01274 089890
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.78 mi
- 1.25 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,775
- 94% of 1,885 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.78 mi (1.25 km) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 239 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 239 | 173 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 187 | 0.8 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 201 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 246 | 218 | 0.9 | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 242 | 214 | 0.9 | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.78 mi1.25 km | |
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.95 mi3.14 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.7, and 37.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.4 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.6 | −1.4 |
| Sixth form college | 8.7 | +2.6 |
| Further education | 30.6 | −3.3 |
| Other education | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 1.2 | +0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 students | C (31.4) | Average +0.03 | |
| 41 students | C (31.4) | Average +0.03 | |
| 68 students | Dist- (30.9) | Average +0.06 | |
| 31 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Average -0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 47 | C+ (31.7) | +0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 45 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 66 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 79 | C+ (32.4) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 42 | C+ (32.2) | +0.52 |
| 2016/17 | 56 | C- (25.7) | +0.01 |
| 2015/16 | 79 | D (18.7) | -0.34 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 73.2 | +12.9 |
| Further and other education | 5.2 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 4.1 | −0.2 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 7.2 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.4 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −4 |
Ofsted
Dixons Allerton Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2022Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
54% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 54%
- Replies
- 46
- 2% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (28%) with SEND