OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
No published inspection data
No Ofsted inspection record is currently held for this school.
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools 16 to 19
Phase
16 plus
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
1,238
1,238 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
719
58.1% of pupils
Male pupils
519
41.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.1 pts
above England
School
52.9%
Bradford
31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
below England
School
6.0%
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
76.3%
945
Unclassified
6.2%
77
Bangladeshi
4.4%
55
Any other Asian background
3.6%
45
Indian
2.8%
35
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
24
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
3.2%
39 of
1,238 pupils
17.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.8 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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open 16 plus schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.2%
38.0 pts
above England
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford
95.2%
Bradford
47.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
50.0%
England
57.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.