Dixons Kings Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 17 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
- 832 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 26.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
Pakistani 80.3%
Other 3.6%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 3.2%
African 2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
White British 1.1%
Other White 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.83
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 84 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Dixons Kings Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 355
- 2nd preference
- 289
- 3rd preference
- 243
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 126
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 81 83 |
| Year 8 | 162 82 80 |
| Year 9 | 165 93 72 |
| Year 10 | 174 105 69 |
| Year 11 | 167 93 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 5.2% 3.0% |