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Dixons McMillan Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Trinity Road, Bradford BD5 0JD · dixonsma.com · 01274 089880
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bradford 40.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.57 mi
- 0.91 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bradford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 665
- 99% of 670 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 38.2%
- First language not English
- 24.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.57 mi (914 m) from the school. Source: Bradford Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 130 places were offered; 61% 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 | 130 | 164 | 1.3▲ | 61% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 133 | 149 | 1.1▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 136 | 1.1▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 130 | 169 | 1.3▲ | 38% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 148 | 1.1▲ | 43% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.57 mi0.91 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 51.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bradford it was 40.8, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (26.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.6 | −3.9 |
| Sixth form college | 28.9 | +8.5 |
| Further education | 25.4 | +1.5 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | −2.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 students | C- (26.7) | Well below average -0.70 | |
| 68 students | C- (27.3) | Well below average -0.70 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 36 | D+ (23.1) | -0.55 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2017/18 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 61 | +10 |
| Further and other education | 20 | −11 |
| Further education | 4 | −22 |
| Other education | 15 | +10 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −2 |
| Employment | 7 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +1 |
Ofsted
Dixons McMillan Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Replies
- 14
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on the 64% who had a child bullied