Dixons Kings 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 27/01/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Northside Road, Bradford, BD7 2AN
Website: http://www.dixonska.com/
Telephone: 01274449706
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bradford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Wilson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137277

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 800
Number of Pupils: 836
Number of Boys: 478
Number of Girls: 358

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 1.07 Confidence interval 0.87 to 1.27
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 159 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:88%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:66%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.2
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund's Nursery School & Children's Centre
Washington Street , Girlington BD8 9QW
4out of 4 1,337 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Canterbury Nursery School and Centre for Children and Families
Basil Street , Canterbury BD5 9HL
4out of 4 1,651 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lilycroft Nursery School
Lilycroft Road , BD9 5AD
4out of 4 2,043 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey Green Nursery School
Green Lane , Manningham BD8 8HT
3out of 4 2,094 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Midland Road Nursery School
Bateman Street , BD8 7DJ
4out of 4 2,776 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lidget Green Primary School
Birks Fold , Lidget Green BD7 2QN
3out of 4 387 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Horton Grange Primary School
Spencer Road , Great Horton BD7 2EU
4out of 4 613 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Young Street , BD8 9RG
- not rated 726 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Co-Op Academy Princeville
Willowfield Street , BD7 2AH
- not rated 735 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Farnham Primary School
Stratford Road , BD7 3HU
4out of 4 757 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Kings Academy
Northside Road , BD7 2AN
4out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Dixons McMillan Academy
Trinity Road , BD5 0JD
4out of 4 1,760 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Dixons Trinity Academy
Trinity Road , BD5 0BE
4out of 4 2,000 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Grange
Co-Op Academy Grange , Haycliffe Lane BD5 9ET
2out of 4 2,117 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Beckfoot Thornton
Leaventhorpe Lane , Thornton BD13 3BH
2out of 4 2,388 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford College
Great Horton Road , BD7 1AY
- not rated 1,922 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dixons Free Sixth Form
Bowling Old Lane , BD5 7JR
- not rated 2,573 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
New College Bradford
Nelson Street , BD5 0DX
- not rated 2,600 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Squire Lane , BD9 6RB
1out of 4 1,675 yd Free schools No Girls More About School
Dixons Allerton Academy
Rhodesway , BD8 0DH
3out of 4 1,983 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prism Independent School
Walker Drive , Girlington BD8 9ES
- not rated 1,288 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc
White Abbey Road , BD8 8EJ
- not rated 1,885 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Bradford
Richmond Road , BD7 1DP
- not rated 1,887 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hazelbeck Special School
Wagon Lane , BD16 1EE
4out of 4 1,957 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Southfield
Haycliffe Lane , BD5 9ET
3out of 4 2,170 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.