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Dixons Marchbank Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Marchbank Road, Barkerend Road, Bradford BD3 8QQ · dixonsmb.com · 01274 089920
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.41 mi
- 0.66 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 479
- 20 over 459 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- First language not English
- 33.6%
- 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 0.41 mi (661 m) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 77 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 79 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.41 mi0.66 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Dixons Marchbank Primary was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 31
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied