Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L10 1LB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nicholas Hughes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,012
- Pupils on roll
- 737
- URN
- 148655
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513326790
About this school
Dixons Fazakerley Academy is a secondary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 737 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dixons Fazakerley 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 160 | 170 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 30.2 | 33.7 | 33.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.42 -1.65 to -1.19 | -1.08 -1.31 to -0.86 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 17.1% | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41% | 40% | 44.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 53.5% | 58.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.0 | 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 Dixons Fazakerley 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 | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30.2 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 33.7 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 33.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 20.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 852 |
| 2023/24 | 858 |
| 2024/25 | 801 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dixons Fazakerley Academy compares
Dixons Fazakerley Academy ranked 25th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool 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 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33.4 | 16.3% | 51.3% | 737 | — |
| Archbishop Beck Catholic College | 41.5 | 9.2% | 37.9% | 1,142 | 1.2 miles |
| St John Bosco Arts College | 39.4 | 9.7% | 49.3% | 1,086 | 1.4 miles |
| Kirkby High School | 31.4 | 12.9% | 61.2% | 1,042 | 1.5 miles |
| Dixons Croxteth Academy | 31.6 | 14% | 58% | 436 | 1.8 miles |
| All Saints Catholic High School | 40.6 | 8.2% | 50.5% | 1,129 | 2.1 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)
- 51.31%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 16.33%
- Persistent absence
- 44.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Archbishop Beck Catholic College1.2 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
St John Bosco Arts College1.4 miles
Secondary · Croxteth
-
Kirkby High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
Dixons Croxteth Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
-
All Saints Catholic High School2.1 miles
Secondary · Knowsley
Other schools in Liverpool
Dixons Fazakerley Academy ranks 35th of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Chesterfield High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Dixons Fazakerley Academy teach?
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Dixons Fazakerley Academy?
- The headteacher of Dixons Fazakerley Academy is Mr Nicholas Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dixons Fazakerley Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dixons Fazakerley 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 Fazakerley Academy?
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy has 737 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dixons Fazakerley Academy full?
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy has capacity for 1,012 pupils and 737 on roll (73%), 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 Fazakerley Academy a faith school?
- No. Dixons Fazakerley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Dixons Fazakerley Academy a selective school?
- No. Dixons Fazakerley Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Dixons Fazakerley Academy part of an academy trust?
- Dixons Fazakerley 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 Fazakerley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 30.2 in 2022/23 and 33.4 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 Fazakerley Academy compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy ranked 25th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool 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 1% 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 Fazakerley Academy's absence rate?
- Dixons Fazakerley Academy's overall absence rate is 16.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dixons Fazakerley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dixons Fazakerley 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.