Dixons McMillan Academy
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Bradford
Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0JD
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/09/2023
Application demand
60%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.8%
30.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
665
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
670 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
60%
1st preference success rate
89 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
133
Places offered
1004
Total applications
7.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 89 | ● 60% |
| 2nd preference | 271 | 25 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 299 | 18 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 285 | 1 | ● 0% |
| Total | 1004 | 133 | 13% |
1st preference success by year
Bradford lets families list 5 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Adam Clough
- Address
- Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0JD
- Phone
- 01274089880
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Ward / constituency
- City · Bradford West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141002
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 27% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
665 pupils · 670 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
26 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 712 pupils
Attendance
90.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
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 | 47.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 139 | — |
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 | 26.68 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 67 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 137 | 23% | 55% | 75% | |
| English Language | 137 | 19% | 55% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 136 | 26% | 67% | 77% | |
| Religious Studies | 131 | 27% | 56% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 127 | 26% | 51% | 64% | |
| Spanish | 108 | 10% | 28% | 45% | |
| History | 99 | 15% | 36% | 48% | |
| Geography | 36 | 17% | 61% | 64% | |
| Biology | 10 | 80% | 80% | 80% | |
| Physics | 8 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Arabic | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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) |
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.