Dixons Middleton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Rochdale
Kenyon Lane, Manchester, M24 2GT
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
28.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,319
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,350 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
228 of 228 families who put it first got an offer
259
Places offered
452
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 228 | 228 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 117 | 15 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 64 | 5 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 43 | 2 | ● 5% |
| Total | 452 | 250 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Rochdale lets families list 4 preferences. 32 applications came from outside the council area (12 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Janine Kellett
- Address
- Kenyon Lane, Middleton, Manchester, M24 2GT
- Phone
- 01616435116
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Ward / constituency
- East Middleton · Blackley and Middleton South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143319
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
1,319 pupils · 1,350 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
26 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,386 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
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 | 42.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.44 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 33.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 259 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 255 | 12% | 41% | 64% | |
| English Language | 255 | 13% | 38% | 58% | |
| English Literature | 251 | 10% | 36% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 191 | 3% | 21% | 39% | |
| History | 117 | 21% | 44% | 52% | |
| Geography | 101 | 19% | 38% | 54% | |
| German | 86 | 12% | 42% | 60% | |
| Computer Science | 83 | 10% | 24% | 37% | |
| Art and Design | 63 | 13% | 38% | 70% | |
| Biology | 60 | 47% | 87% | 93% | |
| Physics | 60 | 28% | 82% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 60 | 40% | 85% | 93% |
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 Rochdale 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.