Dixons Trinity Academy

About Dixons Trinity Academy

If you're comparing secondary schools in Bradford, the headline numbers at Dixons Trinity Academy are striking. The school's Progress 8 score of +0.72 sits well above the local authority average of -0.19, meaning pupils here make significantly more academic progress than their peers across Bradford. That score places it first out of 34 schools in the LA, and in the top 9% nationally. It's a non-selective, mixed state school for ages 11 to 16, with no sixth form and no religious character. The school is oversubscribed by a huge margin — 1,219 applications for 130 places in 2025/26, with 167 first-preference applications for just 111 offers. That's a ratio of over nine applicants per place, so it's clearly a school that local families are keen to get into.

Academically, the results are strong across the board. The Attainment 8 score sits at 54.7, and 76.7% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, with 64.7% reaching grade 5 or above. The English Baccalaureate average point score is 4.93, and 75.9% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects. Digging into the Progress 8 breakdown, English stands out with a score of +1.04, while maths is +0.5 and the EBacc element is +0.4. The open element — covering other GCSE subjects — is +0.96. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 judged it Outstanding across all four graded categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. It had also been rated Outstanding in its previous inspection in 2014.

The school is well equipped, with facilities including a theatre, sports hall, astro turf, science labs, art studios, and a library. There's a Sixth Form Centre on site, though the school itself doesn't run a sixth form. Sports on offer include cricket, hockey, rugby, netball, football, and athletics, while clubs range from orchestra and choir to Model UN, debate, and Young Enterprise. The school lists SEND provisions covering a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health support. Parent View responses from 55 parents show 65% would recommend the school, though opinions are mixed on some areas — 75% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the school has high expectations for their child, but only 42% felt concerns are dealt with properly. This is a school that delivers standout academic results in a competitive Bradford context, but it's worth noting that it's heavily oversubscribed and not every parent feels equally positive about communication and pastoral support.

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