Dixons McMillan Academy
Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0JD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kat Lang
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Bradford West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 670
- Pupils on roll
- 665
- URN
- 141002
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089880
About this school
Dixons McMillan Academy is a secondary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 665 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dixons McMillan 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 121 | 114 | 139 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 47.8 | 47.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 -0.39 to +0.12 | -0.16 -0.43 to +0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 50% | 51.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 71.1% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 81.6% | 77.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 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 McMillan 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 | 47.7 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.8 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.3 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 660 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons McMillan Academy compares
Dixons McMillan Academy ranked 9th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.3 | 9.2% | 37.2% | 665 | — |
| Dixons Trinity Academy | 51.4 | 8.9% | 34.2% | 671 | 0.1 miles |
| Dixons City Academy | 49.5 | 9% | 30.5% | 892 | 0.5 miles |
| Bronte Girls' Academy | 48.9 | 7.9% | 38.9% | 709 | 0.8 miles |
| Co-op Academy Grange | 29.1 | 15.5% | 54.5% | 1,379 | 1.0 miles |
| Dixons Kings Academy | 52.7 | 7.9% | 30.5% | 818 | 1.0 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)
- 37.24%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 9.22%
- Persistent absence
- 30.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dixons Trinity Academy0.1 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Dixons City Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Bronte Girls' Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Co-op Academy Grange1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
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Dixons Kings Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Dixons McMillan Academy ranks 7th 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 Kings Academy Secondary
- Dixons Trinity Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dixons McMillan Academy teach?
- Dixons McMillan Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Dixons McMillan Academy?
- The headteacher of Dixons McMillan Academy is Mrs Kat Lang, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dixons McMillan Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons McMillan 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 McMillan Academy?
- Dixons McMillan Academy has 665 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dixons McMillan Academy full?
- Dixons McMillan Academy has capacity for 670 pupils and 665 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 McMillan Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons McMillan Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons McMillan Academy part of an academy trust?
- Dixons McMillan 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 McMillan Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.7 in 2022/23 and 47.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dixons McMillan Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Dixons McMillan Academy ranked 9th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 McMillan Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons McMillan Academy's overall absence rate is 9.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons McMillan Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons McMillan 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.