Dixons McMillan Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 141002
- Address
- Trinity Road, BD5 0JD
- Website
- http://www.dixonsma.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 674 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.2%
- Girls
- 43.8%
- First language not English
- 32.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
Pakistani 76.9%
Other 3.7%
Mixed 3.2%
African 3.1%
Indian 3%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Asian 1.8%
White British 1.6%
Other White 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 40.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.45
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 49 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Dixons McMillan Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 133
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 271
- 3rd preference
- 299
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 132 68 64 |
| Year 8 | 135 65 70 |
| Year 9 | 133 79 54 |
| Year 10 | 135 75 60 |
| Year 11 | 139 92 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 39.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 33.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 10.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 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 | 2.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 5.2% 3.0% |