OFSTED
18 April 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
818
818 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
381
46.6% of pupils
Male pupils
437
53.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
above England
School
30.6%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
above England
School
24.7%
Bradford
33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bradford
0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
80.8%
661
Indian
3.9%
32
Any other ethnic group
3.7%
30
Any other Asian background
2.0%
16
African
1.8%
15
White and Asian
1.7%
14
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
14.9%
122 of
818 pupils
5.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 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
52.7
13.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.54 · 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
7.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.65 pts
higher than
England
School
7.87%
Bradford
6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.58 pts
higher than
England
School
20.39%
Bradford
19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.08 pts
higher than
England
School
2.88%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.3%
9.9 pts
above England
Dixons Kings Academy
102.3%
Bradford
91.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.