Dixons Trinity Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Bradford
Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0BE
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 21/01/2025
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
26.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
671
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
670 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
111 of 167 families who put it first got an offer
130
Places offered
1219
Total applications
9.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 167 | 111 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 346 | 15 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 337 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 369 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1219 | 130 | 11% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Steele
- Address
- Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0BE
- Phone
- 01274089860
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- City · Bradford West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138251
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
671 pupils · 670 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 712 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
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 | 54.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.72 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 68.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 135 | — |
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.
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 | 136 | 35% | 66% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 42% | 76% | 84% | |
| Mathematics | 134 | 18% | 51% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 132 | 31% | 64% | 73% | |
| Combined Science | 105 | 9% | 32% | 50% | |
| Spanish | 103 | 10% | 44% | 61% | |
| Geography | 72 | 21% | 46% | 53% | |
| History | 58 | 17% | 50% | 62% | |
| Biology | 30 | 40% | 83% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 13% | 80% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 47% | 90% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 21 | 10% | 52% | 71% |
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.