Dixons Manningham Academy
Wood Street, Manningham, Bradford, BD8 8HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Sabia Begum
- 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
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 368
- URN
- 141375
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089930
About this school
Dixons Manningham Academy is a primary academy in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 368 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 61 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 44% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 52% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 64% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 54% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Manningham 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 | 48% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 414 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Manningham Academy compares
Dixons Manningham Academy ranked 71st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.9% | 31.4% | 368 | — |
| Green Lane Primary School | 48% | 7% | 40.2% | 518 | 0.1 miles |
| Atlas Community Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 36.9% | 186 | 0.1 miles |
| Iqra Primary Academy | 42% | 5.6% | 19.7% | 616 | 0.3 miles |
| Miriam Lord Primary School | 65% | 5.9% | 28.5% | 370 | 0.4 miles |
| Westbourne Primary School | 55% | 7.6% | 40.2% | 381 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.43%
- English as an additional language
- 72.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 18.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Green Lane Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Atlas Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Iqra Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Miriam Lord Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Westbourne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Dixons Manningham Academy ranks 43rd 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 year groups does Dixons Manningham Academy teach?
- Dixons Manningham Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the principal of Dixons Manningham Academy?
- The principal of Dixons Manningham Academy is Mrs Sabia Begum, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dixons Manningham Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Manningham 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 Manningham Academy?
- Dixons Manningham Academy has 368 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Dixons Manningham Academy full?
- Dixons Manningham Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 368 on roll (82%), 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 Manningham Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons Manningham Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Dixons Manningham Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dixons Manningham Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Dixons Manningham Academy?
- Dixons Manningham 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 Manningham Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 Manningham Academy rank locally?
- Dixons Manningham Academy ranked 71st of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Manningham Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons Manningham Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Manningham Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Manningham 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.