Dixons Cottingley Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 15 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bradford
Unique reference
146198
Address
Cottingley New Road, BD16 1TZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
872 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
59.4%
Girls
40.6%
First language not English
23.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.8%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 71.7%
Mixed 3.9%
Unclassified 3.9%
White British 3.7%
Other White 3%
Other 2.9%
Bangladeshi 2.5%
Other Asian 2.5%
African 2.1%
Indian 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.42
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.26
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 78%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.1
Local authority average 41
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.96
Local authority average 3.48
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award40
TourismTechnical Award33
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award28
Health StudiesTechnical Award29
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award26
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
ArabicGCSE1
BiologyGCSE5
ChemistryGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE168
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Dixons Cottingley Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
173
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
79
2nd preference
58
3rd preference
93
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
79
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
24
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
176
99
77
Year 8
170
104
66
Year 9
173
109
64
Year 10
173
106
67
Year 11
180
100
80
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
84.7%
86.5%
Further education
47.0%
35.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
23.0%
37.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
8.0%
10.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
7.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
5.0%
1.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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