Dixons Marchbank Primary
Marchbank Road, Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 8QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Rebecca Greenwood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 479
- URN
- 140358
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089920
About this school
Dixons Marchbank Primary is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 479 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dixons Marchbank Primary, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 75% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 85% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Dixons Marchbank Primary 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 | 58% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 490 |
| 2023/24 | 478 |
| 2024/25 | 479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Marchbank Primary compares
Dixons Marchbank Primary ranked 23rd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.9% | 23.2% | 479 | — |
| Lapage Primary School and Nursery | 53% | 6.6% | 35% | 634 | 0.1 miles |
| Killinghall Primary School | 67% | 5.9% | 25.3% | 706 | 0.2 miles |
| Byron Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 41.3% | 641 | 0.3 miles |
| Lift Feversham | 90% | 5.5% | 29.9% | 478 | 0.4 miles |
| Co-op Academy Penny Oaks | 55% | 3.6% | 43.6% | 188 | 0.5 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.
Inspection history
- 15 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report27 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.15%
- English as an additional language
- 40.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 11.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lapage Primary School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Killinghall Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Byron Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Lift Feversham0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Dixons Marchbank Primary ranks 12th of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- 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
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dixons Marchbank Primary teach?
- Dixons Marchbank Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the principal of Dixons Marchbank Primary?
- The principal of Dixons Marchbank Primary is Mrs Rebecca Greenwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dixons Marchbank Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Marchbank Primary, 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 Marchbank Primary?
- Dixons Marchbank Primary has 479 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dixons Marchbank Primary full?
- Dixons Marchbank Primary has capacity for 459 pupils and 479 on roll (104%), 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 Marchbank Primary a faith school?
- No. Dixons Marchbank Primary has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons Marchbank Primary a selective school?
- No. Dixons Marchbank Primary is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Dixons Marchbank Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dixons Marchbank Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Dixons Marchbank Primary part of an academy trust?
- Dixons Marchbank Primary 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 Marchbank Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 77% 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 Marchbank Primary compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Dixons Marchbank Primary ranked 23rd of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% 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 Marchbank Primary's absence rate?
- Dixons Marchbank Primary's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Marchbank Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Marchbank Primary'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.