Bradford
Dixons Allerton Academy
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 41.9 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 41.9
- Attainment 8
- 39%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.22
- Progress 8
- [-0.40, -0.03]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 59 | 69 | 59 (86%) | 131 |
| September 2025 | 59 | 60 | 58 (97%) | 123 |
| September 2024 | 55 | 51 | 51 (100%) | 134 |
| September 2023 | 57 | 94 | 56 (60%) | 185 |
| September 2022 | 60 | 88 | 60 (68%) | 176 |
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 239 | 173 | 172 (99%) | 607 |
| September 2025 | 235 | 187 | 178 (95%) | 600 |
| September 2024 | 239 | 201 | 184 (92%) | 686 |
| September 2023 | 246 | 218 | 194 (89%) | 749 |
| September 2022 | 242 | 214 | 182 (85%) | 798 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Bradford’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 139 | Not published | Not published | 9% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 92 | Not published | Not published | 12% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 111 | 1% England 1% | 20% England 18% | 20% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 113 | 0% England 1% | 13% England 15% | 13% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 73 | 0% England 1% | 11% England 16% | 12% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 94 | 0% England 1% | 6% England 14% | 7% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 249 | 41.9 | — | 39.0% | 11.6% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 240 | 41.7 | — | 37.5% | — | 68.8% | 3.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 242 | 43.4 | -0.22 | 44.2% | — | 71.1% | 4.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 241 | 42.8 | -0.06 | 36.1% | — | 77.6% | 3.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 245 | 46.0 | +0.21 | — | — | 72.0% | 4.1 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Bradford for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 135866 |
| Local authority | Bradford |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | All-through |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-19 |
| Headteacher | Principal Richard Wilson |
| Trust | DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | BD8 0DH |
| Pupils | 1,868 |
| FSM eligible | 34.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Rhodesway, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 0DH
http://www.dixonsaa.com1274089890| DfE number | 6908 |
| UKPRN | 10027543 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2009 |
| GIAS updated | 16 Sept 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 16 Sept 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 27 Jun 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 8 May 2024 |
| Publication date | 27 Jun 2024 |