Dixons Croxteth Academy, Liverpool

In its own words: "At Croxteth, we have many minds but one mission: to ensure all students succeed at university, or a real alternative, thrive in a rewarding career and have a purposeful and happy life. Our core values of hard work, integrity and fairness permeate all that we do."

In 2026, pupils at Dixons Croxteth Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 35, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Liverpool and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Liverpool and 47% in England.

That is up from 31.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.94: 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 26.6, against 43.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 16 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Statistics.

For September 2026 entry, 54 families put Dixons Croxteth Academy as their first choice and 147 named it as one of their preferences, for 111 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 Croxteth Academy are St John Bosco Arts College (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1); Holly Lodge Girls' College (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); St Edward's College (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 53.3); and West Derby School (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Dixons Croxteth Academy.

Dixons Croxteth 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.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Dixons Croxteth Academy (as of April 2026): 74% would recommend the school, 70% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (74%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

Of the 74 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 61% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

57.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 121 pupils (27.8%) received SEN support and 9 (2.1%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Fazakerley Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Carr Lane East (sw-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dixons Croxteth Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Dixons Croxteth Academy issued 672 suspensions, 165.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Dixons Croxteth Academy are Monksdown Primary School (0.5 miles), St Teresa of Lisieux Catholic Primary Academy (0.6 miles), Croxteth Community Primary School (0.8 miles) and Our Lady and St Swithin's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.