Dixons Allerton Academy

Bradford · BD8 0DH

General information All-through School · 3-19 years Who goes here 1775 pupils, 36.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Dixons Allerton Academy

General Information

Address: Rhodesway, Bradford, BD8 0DH – View on map
Phone: 01274089890
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Richard Wilson
Age range: 3-19 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 173 families put it first for 239 places – 7 for every 10 places. 99% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 7
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 69 families put it first for 59 places – 12 for every 10 places. 86% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 16 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 12
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

1775 pupils out of 1885 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 598
% eligible for free school meals: 36.8%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Bradford average)
English as an additional language: 31% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (Bradford 19.1%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 47% moved to another school, 53% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bradford: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 45 (1.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 55 (1.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 64 (1.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Bradford, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 12.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 41.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 72 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 60 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 57 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 22 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 10 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 27 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 18 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 11 pupils
Physical disability: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

SecondaryGCSE results, Year 11

Attainment 8 score: 41.7
Compared with the area: in line with the Bradford average (41.6)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (−1.8 points against an expected 43.5)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 60% (Bradford 58%, England 65%) Broadly steady
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

GCSE results over time

This schoolBradford averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Bradford average (41.6).

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

18th of 35 all-through schools in Bradford for Attainment 8

#16Belle Vue Girls' Academy43.2
#17Immanuel College41.9
#18Dixons Allerton Academy41.7
#19Titus Salt School40.9
#20Beckfoot Thornton40.2

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Ilkley Grammar School56.5
#2Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy54.8
#3Beckfoot School53.0
#4Dixons Kings Academy52.7
#5Dixons Trinity Academy51.4
#6Dixons City Academy49.5
#7Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford49.1
#8Bronte Girls' Academy48.9
#9Dixons McMillan Academy47.3
#10Dixons Cottingley Academy46.7
#11Bingley Grammar School46.5
#12Bradford Girls' Grammar School44.8
#13St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy44.5
#14Carlton Bolling44.4
#15Trinity Academy Bradford43.9
#16Belle Vue Girls' Academy43.2
#17Immanuel College41.9
#18Dixons Allerton Academy41.7
#19Titus Salt School40.9
#20Beckfoot Thornton40.2
#21Valley Academy38.7
#22Carlton Keighley38.6
#23Beckfoot Upper Heaton37.3
#24Parkside School36.7
#25Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy36.6
#26Laisterdyke Leadership Academy36.1
#27Beckfoot Oakbank35.3
#28Appleton Academy35.1
#29Hanson Academy35.1
#30Bradford Academy33.1
#31Bradford Forster Academy32.7
#32Oasis Academy Lister Park31.6
#33Co-op Academy Grange29.1
#34The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy28.8
#35Tong Leadership Academy26.4

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 90.0%
Went into further education: 87.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language
Maths (General)
Science Double Award
Religious Studies
English Literature
Geography
Spanish
History
Art & Design
Urdu
Biology
Photography
Music Studies (General)
Arabic
Business Studies
Italian
Russian
Statistics

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

PrimaryYear 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 55% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points below the Bradford average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 53% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 53%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 63% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

Year 6 SATs: joint 102nd of 158 junior and primary schools in the area

=102Co-op Academy Penny Oaks55%
=102Cullingworth Village Primary School55%
=102Dixons Allerton Academy55%
=102Margaret McMillan Primary School55%
=102Westbourne Primary School55%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy92%
=2Baildon Church of England Primary School90%
=2Lift Feversham90%
#4Harden Primary School89%
#5St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy88%
=6Bankfoot Primary School83%
=6East Morton CofE Primary School83%
=8All Saints' CofE Primary School82%
=8Merlin Top Primary Academy82%
=10Beckfoot Heaton Primary81%
=10Keelham Primary School81%
=12Burley Oaks Primary School80%
=12Hollingwood Academy80%
=12Marshfield Primary80%
=12St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy80%
=12Thackley Primary School80%
=17Brackenhill Primary School79%
=17Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary School79%
=17Farfield Primary and Nursery School79%
=17Lees Primary School79%
=17Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy79%
=22Dixons Marchbank Primary77%
=22Eastburn Primary School77%
=22Foxhill Primary School77%
=22Newhall Park Primary School77%
=26Crossflatts Primary School76%
=26Lower Fields Primary Academy76%
=26Sandy Lane Primary School76%
=26St John's CofE Primary School76%
=30Blakehill Primary School75%
=30Byron Primary School75%
=30Copthorne Primary School75%
=30Lady Royd Primary School75%
=30St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy75%
=35Eldwick Primary School73%
=35Hoyle Court Primary School73%
=35Steeton Primary School73%
#38Silsden Primary School72%
=39Bowling Park Primary School71%
=39Greengates Primary Academy71%
=39St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy71%
=39St Joseph's Catholic Primary School71%
=39Thorpe Primary71%
=44All Saints CofE Primary School70%
=44Haworth Primary School70%
=44Lilycroft Primary School70%
=44Low Ash Primary School70%
=44Menston Primary School70%
=44St Anne's Catholic Primary School70%
=44St Philip's CofE Primary School70%
=51Farnham Academy69%
=51St Cuthbert and the First Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy69%
=51St Luke's CofE Primary School69%
=54Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery68%
=54Saltaire Primary School68%
=56Grove House Academy67%
=56Killinghall Primary School67%
=56Oxenhope CofE Primary School67%
=56Stanbury Village School67%
=56Worth Valley Primary School67%
=61Ashlands Primary School66%
=61Newby Primary School66%
=61Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy66%
=61Sandal Primary School66%
=65Co-op Academy Parkland65%
=65Miriam Lord Primary School65%
=65St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy65%
=68Dixons Manningham Academy64%
=68Frizinghall Primary School64%
=68Holybrook Primary School64%
=68Laycock Academy64%
=68Riddlesden St Mary's CofE Primary School64%
=73Appleton Academy63%
=73Dixons Music Primary63%
=73Heaton St Barnabas' CofE Aided Primary School63%
=73Victoria Primary School63%
=73Wilsden Primary School63%
=78Atlas Community Primary School62%
=78Cottingley Village Primary School62%
=78Our Lady of Victories Catholic School62%
=81Low Moor CofE Primary School61%
=81Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School61%
=81Wellington Primary School61%
=84Idle CofE Primary School60%
=84St Francis Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy60%
=84St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy60%
=84Wibsey Primary School60%
=84Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy60%
=89Addingham Primary School58%
=89Holycroft Primary School58%
=89St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy58%
=89Swain House Primary School58%
=89The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School58%
=89Woodside Academy58%
=95Home Farm Primary School57%
=95Ingrow Primary School57%
=95Myrtle Park Primary57%
=95Russell Hall Primary School57%
=95St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy57%
=95Stocks Lane Primary School57%
#101Clayton Village Academy56%
=102Co-op Academy Penny Oaks55%
=102Cullingworth Village Primary School55%
=102Dixons Allerton Academy55%
=102Margaret McMillan Primary School55%
=102Westbourne Primary School55%
=107Horton Park Primary School54%
=107Poplars Farm Primary School54%
=107St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy54%
=107St Paul's CofE Primary School54%
=107Westminster Church of England Primary Academy54%
#112Lapage Primary School and Nursery53%
=113Denholme Primary School52%
=113Southmere Primary Academy52%
=113St Stephen's CofE Primary School52%
=116Beckfoot Nessfield51%
=116High Crags Primary Leadership Academy51%
=116Shibden Head Primary Academy51%
=116St Winefride's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy51%
=120Cavendish Primary School50%
=120Horton Grange Primary School50%
=120Peel Park Primary School and Nursery50%
=120Reevy Hill Primary School50%
=120Ryecroft Primary Academy50%
=120Whetley Academy50%
=126The Academy At St. James49%
=126Wycliffe CofE Primary School49%
=128Bradford Academy48%
=128Green Lane Primary School48%
=130Girlington Primary School47%
=130St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy47%
=132Christ Church Church of England Academy46%
=132Hill Top CofE Primary School46%
=132Our Lady and St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy46%
=135Carlton Mills45%
=135Thornton Primary School45%
=135Worthinghead Primary School45%
=138Parkwood Primary School44%
=138St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School44%
=140Clayton St John CofE Primary School43%
=140Shipley CofE Primary School43%
=142Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery42%
=142Iqra Primary Academy42%
=144Co-op Academy Princeville41%
=144Eastwood Community School41%
=144Lidget Green Academy41%
=147Keighley St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery40%
=147Ley Top Primary School40%
#149Long Lee Primary School39%
#150Meadow Bank Community School37%
#151Oakworth Primary School35%
=152Crossley Hall Academy33%
=152Oldfield Primary School33%
=152Shirley Manor Primary School33%
#155Carrwood Primary School30%
#156Baildon Glen Primary School29%
#157Fagley Primary School27%
#158Knowleswood Primary School20%

View full Ofsted inspection report

18th of 19 all-through schools in Bradford for Ofsted rating

#16Tong Leadership AcademyGood
#17Trinity Academy BradfordGood
#18Dixons Allerton AcademyRequires improvement
#19Parkside SchoolInadequate

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Carlton BollingOutstanding
#2Dixons City AcademyOutstanding
#3Dixons Kings AcademyOutstanding
#4Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, BradfordOutstanding
#5Ilkley Grammar SchoolOutstanding
#6Beckfoot ThorntonGood
#7Beckfoot Upper HeatonGood
#8Bingley Grammar SchoolGood
#9Bronte Girls' AcademyGood
#10Carlton KeighleyGood
#11Dixons Cottingley AcademyGood
#12Dixons McMillan AcademyGood
#13Immanuel CollegeGood
#14Laisterdyke Leadership AcademyGood
#15Oasis Academy Lister ParkGood
#16Tong Leadership AcademyGood
#17Trinity Academy BradfordGood
#18Dixons Allerton AcademyRequires improvement
#19Parkside SchoolInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,119 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

32nd of 35 all-through schools in Bradford for spending per pupil

#30Dixons Trinity Academy£7,220
#31Ilkley Grammar School£7,182
#32Dixons Allerton Academy£7,119
#33Bingley Grammar School£7,023
#34Dixons McMillan Academy£6,925

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Carlton Keighley£10,316
#2The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy£10,145
#3Tong Leadership Academy£9,949
#4Co-op Academy Grange£9,851
#5Titus Salt School£9,691
#6Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy£9,397
#7Bradford Academy£9,129
#8Bradford Forster Academy£8,866
#9Appleton Academy£8,777
#10Valley Academy£8,684
#11Belle Vue Girls' Academy£8,545
#12Hanson Academy£8,453
#13Beckfoot Upper Heaton£8,375
#14Beckfoot Oakbank£8,037
#15Carlton Bolling£7,917
#16Oasis Academy Lister Park£7,870
#17Parkside School£7,846
#18St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy£7,826
#19Beckfoot Thornton£7,779
#20Laisterdyke Leadership Academy£7,777
#21Dixons Kings Academy£7,749
#22Beckfoot School£7,686
#23Bradford Girls' Grammar School£7,604
#24Immanuel College£7,578
#25Dixons Cottingley Academy£7,516
#26Dixons City Academy£7,493
#27Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford£7,467
#28Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy£7,312
#29Trinity Academy Bradford£7,300
#30Dixons Trinity Academy£7,220
#31Ilkley Grammar School£7,182
#32Dixons Allerton Academy£7,119
#33Bingley Grammar School£7,023
#34Dixons McMillan Academy£6,925
#35Bronte Girls' Academy£6,794

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Bradford: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Year 6 SATs ranking

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered