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Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Queens Drive, Liverpool L13 5UQ · dixonsba.com · 0151 332 6770
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,159
- 82% of 1,409 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 42.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 195 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 | 195 | 49 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 208 | 49 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 53 | 0.3 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 221 | 49 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 217 | 69 | 0.3 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.4, and 21% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼21.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲77.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.25 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104696)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.3 | −9.1 |
| Sixth form college | 5.6 | +3.5 |
| Further education | 48.3 | +10.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.4 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | −1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 students | D+ (24.7) | Below average -0.29 | |
| 42 students | C- (25.8) | Average -0.21 | |
| 110 students | Merit- (23) | Well below average -0.63 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 17 | D+ (22) | -0.20 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.5 | +10 |
| Further and other education | 2.1 | — |
| Further education | 0.7 | — |
| Other education | 1.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9 | −2.2 |
| Employment | 25.5 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.2 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | −4.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Dixons Broadgreen Academy on 1 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104696), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104696)
May 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104696)
May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104696)
What parents said
67% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 67%
- Replies
- 96
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (44%) with SEND