Dixons Croxteth Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Liverpool
Unique reference
149530
Address
Carr Lane East, Croxteth, L11 4SG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
405 (51% of total capacity)
Boys
88.6%
Girls
11.4%
First language not English
13.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
53.3%
Persistent absence
37.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.9%
African 9.1%
Other White 7.9%
Other Asian 4.7%
Mixed 3%
Unclassified 3%
Indian 2.2%
Other Black 1.7%
Chinese 1.5%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 63%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 16%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 31.5
Local authority average 42
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.97
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award14
TourismTechnical Award12
Art & DesignGCSE8
English LanguageGCSE51
English LiteratureGCSE48
GeographyGCSE15
HistoryGCSE30
ItalianGCSE1
MathematicsGCSE51
PolishGCSE1
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Dixons Croxteth Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
98
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
33
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
101
83
18
Year 8
116
88
28
Year 9
84
84
0
Year 10
53
53
0
Year 11
51
51
0
Year 2024-2025

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