Dixons Unity Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leeds
Whingate Road, Leeds, LS12 3DS
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.2%
33.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
907
Capacity used
Has space91%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
112 of 112 families who put it first got an offer
196
Places offered
364
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 112 | 112 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 94 | 17 | ● 18% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 106 | 4 | ● 4% |
| Total | 364 | 134 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Inman
- Address
- Whingate Road, Leeds, LS12 3DS
- Phone
- 01135125530
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Ward / constituency
- Armley · Leeds West and Pudsey
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146363
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 52% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 24% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
907 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,043 pupils
Attendance
87.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
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 | 33.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.54 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 23% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 23.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 46.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 174 | — |
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 | 173 | 9% | 26% | 52% | |
| Combined Science | 173 | 9% | 37% | 53% | |
| English Language | 173 | 8% | 32% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 172 | 13% | 45% | 55% | |
| Spanish | 154 | 5% | 22% | 32% | |
| Religious Studies | 124 | 7% | 31% | 48% | |
| History | 101 | 11% | 29% | 41% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 2% | 27% | 47% | |
| Geography | 53 | 17% | 36% | 47% | |
| Polish | 7 | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chinese | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Portuguese | 3 | 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 Leeds 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.