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George Dixon Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 9GD · georgedixonacademy.com · 0121 566 6565

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
33.3
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
998
88% of 1,129 places
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
67.2%
First language not English
60.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
George Dixon Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 65 families put the school first and 84 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 91 (Places 175)91September 2023: 72 (Places 119)72September 2024: 86 (Places 145)86September 2025: 72 (Places 101)72September 2026: 65 (Places 84)65Places 84
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202684650.8100%
September 2025Sept 2025101720.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024145860.6100%
September 2023Sept 2023119720.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022175910.599%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.3, and 15.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 38.8 (England 46.3)38.82017/18: 41.3 (England 46.5)41.32018/19: 43.8 (England 46.7)43.82021/22: 42.9 (England 48.8)42.92022/23: 37.3 (England 46.3)37.32023/24: 37.0 (England 45.9)37.02024/25: 33.3 (England 46.0)33.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼33.346.0
▼15.3%45.4%
▼35.6%64.8%
▼32.8%40.5%
▼2.904.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form30.6−5.6
Sixth form college7.8+4.4
Further education53.3+0.4
Other education0.6—
Apprenticeship0.6−0.5
Not in a lasting destination3.3−1.3
Activity not captured3.9+2.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 23.3 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.9 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.4 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 32.1 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 30.9 (England 37.9)C2022/23: 29.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 25.9 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 26.1 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
35 studentsC- (26.1)Average -0.15
35 studentsC- (26.1)Average -0.15
10 studentsDist- (32.5)Average +0.27
3.3%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2448C- (25.9)-0.34
2022/2342C (29.6)—
2021/2233C (30.9)—
2018/1940C+ (32.1)+0.54
2017/1840C- (26.4)+0.24
2016/1718D+ (24.9)-0.13
2015/1649D+ (23.3)-0.27

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University49.2−12.7
Further and other education6.5+1.7
Further education4.9+2.5
Other education1.6−0.8
Employment18+3.7
Not in a lasting destination16.4+11.6
Activity not captured9.8+0.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected George Dixon Academy on 17 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
17 Dec 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
90%
Replies
30
3% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼70% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲90% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲84% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●76% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲50% agreeEngland 43%

based on 10 parents (33%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲67% agreeEngland 63%

based on 3 parents (10%) with SEND

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