Dixons City Academy

Academy sponsor led; mixed; ages 11 to 16; 892 pupils; Bradford, BD5 7RR; URN 130909

Dixons City Academy’s latest inspection, on 16 October 2024, was an ungraded inspection: Standards maintained. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, four have key judgements without an overall grade, two have an overall grade on the old scale and two have no inspection in the data we hold. Among the six with an inspection, the oldest verdict, at Dixons McMillan Academy, dates from 26 September 2023; the latest, at Bradford Academy, from 29 April 2025.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Dixons City Academy and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Dixons City Academy’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Dixons City Academy
BD5 7RR, Bradford

Standards maintained ungraded inspection, 16 October 2024

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.5 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 57.1% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%)
Ofsted report for Dixons City Academy
0.16 mi259 m NE
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford
BD5 7JR, Bradford; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.37 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
0.43 mi695 m NW
Dixons Trinity Academy
BD5 0BE, Bradford

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 21 January 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.5 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 54.3% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
Ofsted report for Dixons Trinity Academy
0.53 mi853 m NW
Dixons McMillan Academy
BD5 0JD, Bradford

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 26 September 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.2 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 53.1% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
Ofsted report for Dixons McMillan Academy
0.59 mi954 m NE
Bronte Girls' Academy
BD4 7EB, Bradford

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 23 January 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 47.9 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 43.9% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: outstanding
Ofsted report for Bronte Girls' Academy
0.61 mi990 m N
New College Bradford
BD5 0DX, Bradford; sixth form college or 16 to 19 school

No inspection in the data we hold not in Ofsted’s data on state-funded schools: Ofsted inspects 16 to 19 academies and free schools as further education providers

A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 33.87 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
0.92 mi1,475 m SW
Co-op Academy Grange
BD5 9ET, Bradford

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 4 February 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 30.1 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 17.8% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: requires improvement
- Personal development: requires improvement
- Leadership and management: requires improvement
Ofsted report for Co-op Academy Grange
0.97 mi1,565 m E
Bradford Academy
BD4 7QS, Bradford; sixth form

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 29 April 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 35.2 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 27.9% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: listed by the DfE, figure not published
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Early years provision: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for Bradford Academy
1.3 mi2,151 m E
Bradford Forster Academy
BD4 8RG, Bradford

Key judgements, no overall grade graded inspection, 11 February 2025
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 37.7 (Bradford 41.4, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 33.2% (Bradford 38.8%, England 46.3%)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: requires improvement
- Personal development: requires improvement
- Leadership and management: requires improvement
Ofsted report for Bradford Forster Academy

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The latest inspection, in detail

Ungraded inspection of 16 October 2024: Standards maintained.

An ungraded inspection gives no new grades: it ends with a statement on the school. How to read Ofsted grades.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 184 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Bradford	England
Average Attainment 8 score	52.5	41.4	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	57.1%	38.8%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	74.5%	57.2%	64.8%

England and Bradford: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

Bradford Academy Bradford, 1.0 mi in a straight line
Trinity Academy Halifax Calderdale, 5.2 mi in a straight line
The North Halifax Grammar School Calderdale, 5.4 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Dixons City Academy is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 11 to 16. The register counts 892 pupils for a capacity of 900. Trust: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST. Address: Ripley Street, Bradford, BD5 7RR. Website: www.dixonsca.com.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.