Dixons Kings Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 137277
- Address
- Northside Road, BD7 2AN
- Website
- http://www.dixonska.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 839 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 36.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
Pakistani 79.7%
Indian 3.7%
Other 3.7%
Mixed 3.5%
Other Asian 2.7%
Unclassified 2%
White British 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
African 1%
Other White 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 84%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.3
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.89
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 165 |
Admissions
Dixons Kings Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 157
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 359
- 2nd preference
- 288
- 3rd preference
- 227
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 81 79 |
| Year 8 | 167 93 74 |
| Year 9 | 175 108 67 |
| Year 10 | 168 92 76 |
| Year 11 | 169 97 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 35.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 37.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.9% 1.0% |