Dixons Allerton Academy | School performance

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

69%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

892.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,868

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

69%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

892.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,868

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

55%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

60%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

38%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

69%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

892.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,868

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

41%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBradford

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Dixons Allerton Academy · All-through · Bradford

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

55%

+3pp

55%54%52%

'23'24'25

'25 · 55%

RWM higher standard

-6pp

8%4%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

72%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

63%

Maths higher standard

10%

Science expected standard

87%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

60%

-3pp

66%61%55%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

38%

-7pp

45%39%33%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 38%

Attainment 8

41.7

-1.7

46.043.941.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.7

EBacc entry

69%

-2pp

78%69%59%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 69%

EBacc APS

892.9

-68.8

999.4943.0886.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 892.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

31.4

-0.2

36.233.731.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31.4

A-level value added

+0.03

-0.3

+0.5+0.30.0

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

11%

-2pp

18%13%7%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Average A-level grade

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,868

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

35%

FSM eligible

36%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

41%

Contact

Address

Rhodesway, Bradford, BD8 0DH

Local authority

Bradford

Website

http://www.dixonsaa.com

Telephone

01274089890

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	55%	2%	72%	27%	72%	7%	63%	10%	87%	60%	104.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	16%	1,868
2023/24	52%	8%	55%	25%	70%	15%	67%	18%	78%	63%	102.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	15%	1,864
2022/23	52%	0%	62%	15%	67%	2%	75%	17%	83%	75%	103.0	105.0	105.0	-3.60	-2.80	-0.70	15%	1,890
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	13%	1,842
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	13%	1,731
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	11%	1,698

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	60%	38%	41.7	Not applicable	69%	892.9	70%	1,868
2023/24	63%	44%	43.4	-0.22	71%	961.7	72%	1,864
2022/23	56%	36%	42.8	-0.06	78%	886.7	79%	1,890
2021/22	66%	45%	46.0	+0.21	72%	999.4	74%	1,958
2018/19	55%	33%	44.4	+0.38	59%	901.0	60%	1,842
2017/18	62%	46%	46.5	+0.43	27%	855.8	49%	1,731
2016/17	57%	34%	41.8	+0.28	26%	—	50%	1,698

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	31.4	C	+0.03	11%	91
2023/24	31.7	C+	+0.37	13%	108
2022/23	31.1	C	—	18%	119
2021/22	36.2	B-	—	17%	144
2018/19	32.4	C+	+0.21	7%	146
2017/18	32.2	C+	+0.52	6%	84
2016/17	25.6	C-	+0.01	7%	125

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,868	16.8	16%	35%	36%	12%	41%
2023/24	1,864	16.6	15%	35%	34%	12%	42%
2022/23	1,890	16.0	15%	41%	34%	12%	39%
2021/22	1,958	15.7	14%	43%	34%	12%	42%
2020/21	1,942	16.5	14%	46%	30%	—	—
2018/19	1,842	15.5	13%	62%	38%	5%	12%
2017/18	1,731	16.5	13%	65%	39%	5%	10%
2016/17	1,698	17.9	11%	69%	44%	5%	11%