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Dixons Middleton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester M24 2GT · dixonsmd.com · 0161 643 5116
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Rochdale 40.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,319
- 98% of 1,350 places
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.9%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 173 families put the school first and 237 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 237 | 173 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 259 | 228 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 259 | 235 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 268 | 248 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 268 | 269 | 1▲ | 94% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.3, and 33.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Rochdale it was 40.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲42.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105842)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.1 | −2.6 |
| Sixth form college | 23.3 | −5.7 |
| Further education | 60.9 | +10 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +1.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Dixons Middleton Academy was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 25 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
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 Safeguarding Effective Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (63 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 63
- 5% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (24%) with SEND