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Dixons Croxteth Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Carr Lane East, Croxteth, Liverpool L11 4SG · dixonscr.com · 0151 332 6780

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
31.6
average Attainment 8 score. Liverpool 42.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
436
73% of 600 places
Local authority
Liverpool
Sixth form
Yes
Free school meals
57.8%
First language not English
15.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Dixons Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 54 families put the school first and 111 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: 19 (Places 117)19September 2023: 40 (Places 123)40September 2024: 43 (Places 120)43September 2025: 34 (Places 98)34September 2026: 54 (Places 111)54Places 111
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026111540.5100%
September 2025Sept 202598340.397%
September 2024Sept 2024120430.498%
September 2023Sept 2023123400.3100%
September 2022Sept 2022117190.2100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31.6, and 15.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Liverpool it was 42.1, and across England 46.

In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade U (3.57 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: 27.3 (England 46.3)27.32017/18: 29.0 (England 46.5)29.02018/19: 23.1 (England 46.7)23.12023/24: 27.9 (England 45.9)27.92024/25: 31.6 (England 46.0)31.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼31.646.0
▼15.7%45.4%
▼31.4%64.8%
▲62.7%40.5%
▼2.974.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136409)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form8.1−24.8
Sixth form college8.1—
Further education60.8+20
Other education1.4+0.1
Apprenticeship1.4−2.5
Employment1.4—
Not in a lasting destination10.8−3.7
Activity not captured8.1+1.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2016/17: no school results published15/1617/182015/16: 16.5 (England 30.5)D-2017/18: 3.6 (England 32.1)UEngland 32.1
2017/18TrendAverage gradeProgress
10 studentsU (3.6)Average -0.48
10 studentsU (3.6)Average -0.48
0%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2015/1622D- (16.5)-0.78

Published for the predecessor school (URN 136409)

Where sixth-form leavers went

Left in 2015/16

University27
Further and other education9
Further education5
Other education5
Apprenticeship14
Employment23
Not in a lasting destination9
Activity not captured18

Published for the predecessor school (URN 136409)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Dixons Croxteth Academy on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2020

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136409), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2020Inadequate
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136409)

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Oct 2017Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136409)

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136409)

What parents said

74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
74%
Positive
57%
Replies
27
7% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼70% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼74% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼63% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼63% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼71% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 96% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲50% agreeEngland 43%

based on 4 parents (15%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼33% agreeEngland 63%

based on 6 parents (22%) with SEND

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