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Dixons City Academy

Bradford, BD5 7RRSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Oct 2024
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
2.2×
More first choices than offers made
369 1st-choice / 171 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#776 of 3,141 nationally

About Dixons City Academy

Dixons City Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Bradford, Yorkshire and the Humber, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 892 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 900.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (16 Oct 2024). the published Attainment 8 score was 49.5 for 2024/25. admissions data records 369 first-preference applications and 171 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressRipley Street, Bradford, Bradford, BD5 7RR
HeadteacherMr Raouf Mohammed
Local AuthorityBradford
Number of Pupils892
Free School Meals (FSM)31.7%
School Capacity892 / 900 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

16 Oct 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (16 Oct 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 20 Dec 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Dixons City Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.