Dixons City Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bradford
Ripley Street, Bradford, BD5 7RR
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
38%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
892
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
38%
1st preference success rate
136 of 361 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
1309
Total applications
7.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 361 | 136 | ● 38% |
| 2nd preference | 302 | 10 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 337 | 14 | ● 4% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 309 | 14 | ● 5% |
| Total | 1309 | 174 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Raouf Mohammed
- Address
- Ripley Street, Bradford, BD5 7RR
- Phone
- 01274089850
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- Little Horton · Bradford East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130909
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
892 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 944 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.33 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 85.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 179 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.72 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 124 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 179 | 20% | 60% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | 177 | 24% | 54% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 31% | 62% | 74% | |
| Religious Studies | 173 | 36% | 62% | 69% | |
| Spanish | 152 | 12% | 33% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 16% | 39% | 61% | |
| Geography | 100 | 22% | 46% | 56% | |
| History | 75 | 16% | 43% | 52% | |
| Design & Technology | 75 | 23% | 65% | 79% | |
| Biology | 32 | 41% | 91% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 32 | 13% | 53% | 75% | |
| Physics | 30 | 67% | 97% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bradford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.