Dixons City Academy
Ripley Street, Bradford, BD5 7RR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Raouf Mohammed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 892
- URN
- 130909
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089850
About this school
Dixons City Academy is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 892 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 175 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.5 | 51.8 | 49.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.39 +0.18 to +0.61 | +0.33 +0.11 to +0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 50.3% | 50.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 71.4% | 67% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 93% | 88% | 85.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dixons City Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.5 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.8 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 904 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons City Academy compares
Dixons City Academy ranked 6th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.5 | 9% | 30.5% | 892 | — |
| Dixons Trinity Academy | 51.4 | 8.9% | 34.2% | 671 | 0.4 miles |
| Dixons McMillan Academy | 47.3 | 9.2% | 37.2% | 665 | 0.5 miles |
| Bronte Girls' Academy | 48.9 | 7.9% | 38.9% | 709 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Grange | 29.1 | 15.5% | 54.5% | 1,379 | 0.9 miles |
| Bradford Forster Academy | 32.7 | 10.7% | 48.1% | 892 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.53%
- English as an additional language
- 30.5%
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Trinity Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Dixons McMillan Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Bronte Girls' Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Grange0.9 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Bradford Forster Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Dixons City Academy ranks 4th of the 28 ranked secondary schools in Bradford.
- Beckfoot Thornton Secondary
- Beckfoot Upper Heaton Secondary
- Belle Vue Girls' Academy Secondary
- Bradford Forster Academy Secondary
- Bradford Girls' Grammar School Secondary
- Bronte Girls' Academy Secondary
- Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy Secondary
- Carlton Bolling Secondary
- Co-op Academy Grange Secondary
- Dixons Kings Academy Secondary
- Dixons McMillan Academy Secondary
- Dixons Trinity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dixons City Academy teach?
- Dixons City Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the principal of Dixons City Academy?
- The principal of Dixons City Academy is Mr Raouf Mohammed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dixons City Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons City Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dixons City Academy?
- Dixons City Academy has 892 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dixons City Academy full?
- Dixons City Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 892 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dixons City Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons City Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons City Academy a selective school?
- No. Dixons City Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Dixons City Academy?
- Dixons City Academy is part of DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dixons City Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.5 in 2022/23 and 49.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dixons City Academy rank locally?
- Dixons City Academy ranked 6th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dixons City Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons City Academy's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons City Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons City Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.