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Dixons Newall Green Academy

Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Manchester

Greenbrow Road, Manchester, M23 2SX

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

89.8%

33.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

364

Capacity used

Has space

52%

700 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Secondary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

50 of 50 families who put it first got an offer

114

Places offered

201

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5050● 100%
2nd preference7332● 44%
3rd preference546● 11%
Later preferences (4th–6th)240● 0%
Total2018844%

1st preference success by year

100%
2024
100%
2025

Manchester lets families list 6 preferences. 1 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
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jo Whitworth
Address
Greenbrow Road, Manchester, M23 2SX
Local authority
Manchester
Ward / constituency
Baguley · Wythenshawe and Sale East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149697

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals57%——
English as additional language12%——
SEN support36%——
49% boys (178)51% girls (186)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST

364 pupils · 700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 291 pupils

Attendance

89.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%

Overall absence

10.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%

Persistent absence

33.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%

Severe absence

6.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

43%
23/24
33%
24/25

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 over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort0—

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 Manchester council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Year 7 (secondary)31 October1 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.