OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Bradford
Trust
DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,775
1,738 full-time ·
37 part-time
Female pupils
851
47.9% of pupils
Male pupils
924
52.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.2 pts
above England
School
36.0%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.2 pts
above England
School
30.5%
Bradford
33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Bradford
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
77.7%
1,380
White and Asian
2.7%
48
Any other Asian background
2.5%
45
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
44
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
40
White British
2.3%
40
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.1%
321 of
1,775 pupils
2.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.7
2.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.22 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.18%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.96 pts
higher than
England
School
12.18%
Bradford
6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
41.32%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
25.50 pts
higher than
England
School
41.32%
Bradford
19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.83 pts
higher than
England
School
4.63%
Bradford
2.19%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.2%
3.1 pts
above England
Dixons Allerton Academy
94.2%
Bradford
87.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
97.2%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.