George Dixon Academy
Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9GD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GEORGE DIXON ACADEMY
- Headmaster
- Co Headteacher Claire Bernard & David Horner
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,129
- Pupils on roll
- 998
- URN
- 138695
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01215666565
About this school
George Dixon Academy is a secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 998 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected George Dixon 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 179 | 180 | 177 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.3 | 37.0 | 33.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.34 to +0.12 | -0.23 -0.46 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 26.1% | 15.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 46% | 43.9% | 35.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 17.8% | 32.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
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 George Dixon 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.3 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.3 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,026 |
| 2023/24 | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 1,031 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Dixon Academy compares
George Dixon Academy ranked 82nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.3 | 10.5% | 65.6% | 998 | — |
| Lordswood Boys' School | 43.3 | 8% | 51.8% | 659 | 0.5 miles |
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | 56.8 | 6.9% | 31.4% | 989 | 0.6 miles |
| Shireland Collegiate Academy | 44.5 | 6.2% | 44.5% | 1,585 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's School for Girls | 61 | 4.8% | 29.5% | 1,033 | 0.7 miles |
| Harborne Academy | 44.6 | 5.5% | 55.1% | 627 | 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)
- 65.64%
- English as an additional language
- 60.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.54%
- Persistent absence
- 34.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lordswood Boys' School0.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls0.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Shireland Collegiate Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Smethwick
-
St Paul's School for Girls0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Harborne Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
George Dixon Academy ranks 81st of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
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- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does George Dixon Academy teach?
- George Dixon Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headmaster of George Dixon Academy?
- The headmaster of George Dixon Academy is Co Headteacher Claire Bernard & David Horner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has George Dixon Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Dixon 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 George Dixon Academy?
- George Dixon Academy has 998 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is George Dixon Academy full?
- George Dixon Academy has capacity for 1,129 pupils and 998 on roll (88%), 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 George Dixon Academy a faith school?
- No. George Dixon Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is George Dixon Academy a selective school?
- No. George Dixon Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is George Dixon Academy part of an academy trust?
- George Dixon Academy is part of GEORGE DIXON ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have George Dixon Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.3 in 2022/23 and 33.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Dixon Academy compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- George Dixon Academy ranked 82nd of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 25% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Dixon Academy's absence rate?
- George Dixon Academy's overall absence rate is 10.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Dixon Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Dixon 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.