Dixons Allerton Academy, Bradford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school has successfully improved behaviour and created a calmer, more positive environment where pupils feel safe and supported. Leaders have introduced smart systems to understand each pupil's individual needs better, allowing staff to provide targeted help. The school is actively building stronger relationships with families through a new community hub and helping parents understand the importance of regular attendance.
Key Strengths
- New quality assurance systems and teaching coaching are improving how teachers check and adapt their lessons to pupil needs
- Significant improvements in behaviour, with suspensions falling substantially and no permanent exclusions in the past year
- New 'multiple vulnerabilities register' helping staff provide more precise support for vulnerable pupils
- Revised PSHE curriculum with more focus on diversity, different cultures, and safeguarding topics like knife crime
- Community hub strengthening relationships with families and providing support for education, health and social care
Areas for Improvement
- Questioning and lesson activities do not consistently help pupils think more deeply about their learning
- Too few opportunities for pupils to develop their speaking and listening skills (oracy) and apply their learning in practical ways
- Overall attendance figures have not yet improved despite new strategies being put in place
- Some pupils' poor behaviour still occasionally disrupts learning for others
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are robust and effective; pupils are unanimous that they feel safe and trust adults at the school to support them.
Dixons Allerton Academy has made progress in improving the school since the previous inspection, particularly in staffing, curriculum implementation, and behaviour management. However, some aspects still need further improvement, including deeper thinking opportunities for pupils and overall attendance figures.
At a Glance
36.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 55% to 72%. Maths has declined from 67% to 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 72%.
Class Sizes
25.6
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
30.1
KS2
70
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
1,775 pupils
1,885 capacity
110 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Bradford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bradford
Admissions Demand - Bradford
Places available
7,315
Applications
7,685
Got 1st preference
77.4%
Got preferred school
93.7%
Secondary admissions across Bradford (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
12.17642%
Overall absence
41.31627%
Persistent absence
1,641
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Dixons Allerton Academy
St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ley Top Primary School
Crossley Hall Academy
Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery
The Academy At St. James
Lady Royd Primary School
Lidget Green Academy
St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Girlington Primary School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
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