Dixons Cottingley Academy
Cottingley New Road, Bingley, BD16 1TZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Francesca Hitch
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 861
- URN
- 146198
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274089900
About this school
Dixons Cottingley Academy is a secondary academy in Bingley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 861 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dixons Cottingley Academy, 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
- 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 | 169 | 179 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | 50.1 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.42 +0.19 to +0.64 | +0.65 +0.43 to +0.87 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 53.6% | 46.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 75.4% | 62% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 88.3% | 87.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
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 Cottingley 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 | 45.1 | 41.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.1 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 867 |
| 2023/24 | 872 |
| 2024/25 | 862 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Cottingley Academy compares
Dixons Cottingley Academy ranked 10th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 11.8% | 36% | 861 | — |
| Belle Vue Girls' Academy | 43.2 | 8.6% | 38.4% | 910 | 0.7 miles |
| Beckfoot Upper Heaton | 37.3 | 13.7% | 45.2% | 679 | 0.9 miles |
| Beckfoot School | 53 | 7.7% | 16.6% | 1,592 | 0.9 miles |
| Titus Salt School | 40.9 | 11.1% | 29.3% | 1,462 | 1.3 miles |
| St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | 44.5 | 9% | 27.3% | 1,800 | 1.6 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)
- 35.96%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 11.82%
- Persistent absence
- 35.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Belle Vue Girls' Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Beckfoot Upper Heaton0.9 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
Beckfoot School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bingley
-
Titus Salt School1.3 miles
Secondary · Bradford
-
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Bradford
Other schools in Bingley
- Beckfoot School Secondary
- Bingley Grammar School Secondary
- Beckfoot Priestthorpe Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cottingley Village Primary School Primary
- Crossflatts Primary School Primary
- Eldwick Primary School Primary
- Harden Primary School Primary
- Myrtle Park Primary Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Trinity All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Hazelbeck Special School Academies
- Lady Lane Park School & Nursery Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Dixons Cottingley Academy teach?
- Dixons Cottingley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bingley.
- Who is the headteacher of Dixons Cottingley Academy?
- The headteacher of Dixons Cottingley Academy is Miss Francesca Hitch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dixons Cottingley Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Cottingley 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 Cottingley Academy?
- Dixons Cottingley Academy has 861 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dixons Cottingley Academy full?
- Dixons Cottingley Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 861 on roll (96%), 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 Cottingley Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons Cottingley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons Cottingley Academy a selective school?
- No. Dixons Cottingley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Dixons Cottingley Academy part of an academy trust?
- Dixons Cottingley 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 Cottingley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.1 in 2022/23 and 46.7 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 Cottingley Academy compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Dixons Cottingley Academy ranked 10th of 35 secondary schools in Bradford for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% 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 Cottingley Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons Cottingley Academy's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Cottingley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Cottingley 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 10 July 2026.