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Dixons Allerton Academy

Rhodesway, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 0DH ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024
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At a glance

A state all-through academy for ages 3–19 in Bradford. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (May 2024). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 41.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 242 families put it first for 298 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
3–19
Pupils
1,775
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Bradford
Academy trust
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Richard Wilson
Opened
Sept 2009
Nursery
Has nursery classes

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 8 May 2024
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 240 pupils

Attainment 8
41.7
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
37.5%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
60.4%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.22
2023/24 · CI -0.4 to -0.03
This school
41.7
Bradford
40.8
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
239
1st preferences
173
All applications
607
1st prefs per place
0.72
Fewer first choices than places

172 of 173 first-preference applicants were offered a place (99%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,868
Capacity
1,885
94% full
Girls / boys
48/52
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)35.9%
  • English as an additional language34.6%
  • SEN support13.2%
  • Education, Health and Care plan2.8%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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