Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway, Bradford, BD8 0DH
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Richard Wilson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,885
- Pupils on roll
- 1,775
- URN
- 135866
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089890
About this school
Dixons Allerton Academy is an all-through academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,775 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 52% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 55% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 67% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 63% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 241 | 242 | 240 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.8 | 43.4 | 41.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.24 to +0.12 | -0.22 -0.40 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 44.2% | 37.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 63.2% | 60.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 71.1% | 68.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
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 Allerton 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 | 52% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.8 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.7 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,890 |
| 2023/24 | 1,864 |
| 2024/25 | 1,868 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Allerton Academy compares
Dixons Allerton Academy ranked 18th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.7 | 12.2% | 35.9% | 1,775 | — |
| Bradford Academy | 33.1 | 13.6% | 54.9% | 1,549 | 3.5 miles |
| Appleton Academy | 35.1 | 9.1% | 52.2% | 1,207 | 4.3 miles |
| The Halifax Academy | 44.1 | 8.5% | 37.8% | 1,461 | 6.2 miles |
| The Calder Learning Trust | — | 8.8% | 24.5% | 1,250 | 8.2 miles |
| Batley Grammar School | 45.5 | 8.4% | 29.5% | 980 | 8.8 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)
- 35.87%
- English as an additional language
- 34.6%
- Overall absence
- 12.18%
- Persistent absence
- 41.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradford Academy3.5 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
Appleton Academy4.3 miles
All-through · Bradford
-
The Halifax Academy6.2 miles
All-through · Halifax
-
The Calder Learning Trust8.2 miles
All-through · Hebden Bridge
-
Batley Grammar School8.8 miles
All-through · Batley
Other schools in Bradford
Dixons Allerton Academy ranks 68th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford, and Dixons Allerton Academy ranks 14th of the 28 ranked secondary schools in Bradford.
- Appleton Academy All-through
- Bradford Academy All-through
- Abbey Green Nursery School Nursery
- Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families Nursery
- Lilycroft Nursery School Nursery
- Midland Road Nursery School Nursery
- St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre Nursery
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dixons Allerton Academy teach?
- Dixons Allerton Academy teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an all-through school in Bradford.
- Who is the principal of Dixons Allerton Academy?
- The principal of Dixons Allerton Academy is Mr Richard Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dixons Allerton Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Allerton 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 Allerton Academy?
- Dixons Allerton Academy has 1,775 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Dixons Allerton Academy full?
- Dixons Allerton Academy has capacity for 1,885 pupils and 1,775 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dixons Allerton Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons Allerton Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons Allerton Academy a selective school?
- No. Dixons Allerton Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Dixons Allerton Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dixons Allerton Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dixons Allerton Academy?
- Dixons Allerton 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 Allerton Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Allerton Academy rank locally?
- Dixons Allerton Academy ranked 18th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 Allerton Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons Allerton Academy's overall absence rate is 12.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Allerton Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Allerton 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 1 July 2026.