Dixons Broadgreen Academy, Liverpool

In its own words: "At Dixons Broadgreen Academy, our mission is to provide all students with a first-class education; one that opens every door in their adult life to maximise their life chances in the future."

In 2026, pupils at Dixons Broadgreen Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Liverpool and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Liverpool and 47% in England.

That is up from 34.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.57: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.1, against 43.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Statistics.

For September 2026 entry, 49 families put Dixons Broadgreen Academy as their first choice and 170 named it as one of their preferences, for 195 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Dixons Broadgreen Academy are Childwall Sports & Science Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.2); St Edward's College (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 53.3); Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 42.7); and King David High School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.4).

Dixons Broadgreen Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Dixons Broadgreen Academy is one of 21 schools run by Dixons Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.7 in 2024/25.

96 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Dixons Broadgreen Academy (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 68% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (77%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (55%).

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 145 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 46% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 1% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 42.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Black (16%) and other ethnic groups (11%).

In 2026, 171 pupils (14.8%) received SEN support and 35 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Broad Green Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broadgeen Hospital (adjacent), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dixons Broadgreen Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Dixons Broadgreen Academy issued 1573 suspensions, 127.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Dixons Broadgreen Academy are Broadgreen Primary (0.2 miles), St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), King's Northway Primary Academy (0.5 miles) and Knotty Ash Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.