Dixons Kings Academy
Northside Road, Bradford, BD7 2AN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Richard Wilson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 818
- URN
- 137277
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089910
About this school
Dixons Kings Academy is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 818 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dixons Kings Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 167 | 169 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.3 | 53.4 | 52.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.26 to +0.70 | +0.54 +0.32 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% | 56.8% | 54.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 74% | 71.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 82.8% | 87.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
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 Kings 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 | 52.3 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.7 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 847 |
| 2023/24 | 839 |
| 2024/25 | 832 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Kings Academy compares
Dixons Kings Academy ranked 4th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52.7 | 7.9% | 30.5% | 818 | — |
| Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford | 49.1 | 6.5% | 30.3% | 598 | 0.6 miles |
| Bradford Girls' Grammar School | 44.8 | 10.3% | 46% | 667 | 1.0 miles |
| Dixons McMillan Academy | 47.3 | 9.2% | 37.2% | 665 | 1.0 miles |
| Dixons Trinity Academy | 51.4 | 8.9% | 34.2% | 671 | 1.1 miles |
| Co-op Academy Grange | 29.1 | 15.5% | 54.5% | 1,379 | 1.2 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
- 26.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.87%
- Persistent absence
- 20.39%
Location
Nearby schools
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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford0.6 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Dixons McMillan Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Dixons Trinity Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Co-op Academy Grange1.2 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Dixons Kings Academy ranks 2nd 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 City Academy Secondary
- Dixons McMillan Academy Secondary
- Dixons Trinity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dixons Kings Academy teach?
- Dixons Kings Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the principal of Dixons Kings Academy?
- The principal of Dixons Kings Academy is Mr Richard Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dixons Kings Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Kings 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 many pupils are at Dixons Kings Academy?
- Dixons Kings Academy has 818 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dixons Kings Academy full?
- Dixons Kings Academy has capacity for 800 pupils and 818 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Kings Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons Kings Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons Kings Academy a selective school?
- No. Dixons Kings Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Dixons Kings Academy part of an academy trust?
- Dixons Kings 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 Kings Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.3 in 2022/23 and 52.7 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 Kings Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Dixons Kings Academy ranked 4th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 83% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% 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 Kings Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons Kings Academy's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Kings Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Kings 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.