Dixons City Academy is a secondary school located in Bradford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ripley Street, Bradford, BD5 7RR
Website: http://www.dixonsca.com
Telephone: 01274776777
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Feely
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 130909

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 875
Number of Boys: 479
Number of Girls: 396

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.59 Confidence interval 0.39 to 0.79
Of the 165 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 160 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:69%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:56%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:53.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.87
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL
4out of 4 1,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School
Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT
3out of 4 2,707 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Midland Road Nursery School
Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ
4out of 4 3,152 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newby Primary School
Ryan Street , Manchester Road BD5 7DQ
3out of 4 257 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Gaythorne Road , West Bowling BD5 7HU
2out of 4 319 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Park Lane , BD5 0RB
- not rated 343 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bowling Park Primary School
New Cross Street , West Bowling BD5 8BT
3out of 4 677 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dixons Music Primary
Trinity Road , BD5 0BE
4out of 4 759 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons City Academy
Ripley Street , BD5 7RR
4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy
Trinity Road , BD5 0BE
4out of 4 759 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy
Trinity Road , BD5 0JD
4out of 4 931 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bolling Road , East Bowling BD4 7EB
- not rated 1,041 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Co-op Academy Grange
Co-Op Academy Grange , Haycliffe Lane BD5 9ET
2out of 4 1,612 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Free Sixth Form
Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR
- not rated 283 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
New College Bradford
Nelson Street , BD5 0DX
- not rated 1,081 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Bradford College
Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY
- not rated 1,301 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Academy
Teasdale Street , BD4 7QJ
3out of 4 1,877 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crystal Gardens Primary School
38 - 40 Greaves Street , BD5 7PE
- not rated 521 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Eden Springs Girls Secondary
36 Greaves Street , Bradford BD5 7PE
- not rated 582 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
The Fountain School
109 - 111 New Cross Street , Bradford BD5 8BP
- not rated 622 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Avenue Road , West Bowling BD5 8DB
3out of 4 976 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Eternal Light
Christopher Street , Off Little Horton Lane BD5 9DH
- not rated 1,073 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.