SCHOOL PROFILE

Dixons Trinity Academy

Secondary Free schools URN 138251
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 670 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management 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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 671 671 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 312 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 359 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.4%
11.6 pts above England
School 36.4%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.2%
7.9 pts above England
School 28.2%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.1%
0.9 pts below England
School 0.1%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
69.2%
464
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
36
African
4.9%
33
Bangladeshi
4.8%
32
Any other White background
3.4%
23
Indian
2.7%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.2% 149 of 671 pupils
1.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.2%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.2% 122 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts above
EHC plans 4.0% 27 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 42
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
Physical disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 4

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

51.4 12.2 pts above England
School 51.4
Bradford 40.0
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 49.6% England 36.0% 13.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 68.9% England 51.4% 17.5 pts above England
EBacc entry 78.5% England 30.6% 47.9 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.48 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.72 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.70 pts higher than England
School 8.92%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.98%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.17 pts higher than England
School 25.98%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.13 pts higher than England
School 3.93%
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

100.1% 7.8 pts above England
Dixons Trinity Academy
100.1%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information