Dixons Kings Academy, Bradford

In its own words: "We guarantee that we will do whatever it takes to make sure that every student at Dixons Kings achieves their full potential. We have extremely high expectations, and just as there are no shortcuts, there are no excuses."

In 2026, pupils at Dixons Kings Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.6 in Bradford and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Bradford and 47% in England.

That is up from 52.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.54: pupils made well above 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 49.2, against 57.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 344 families put Dixons Kings Academy as their first choice and 1181 named it as one of their preferences, for 151 places offered. That is 2.3 first choices for every place. 231 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Dixons Kings Academy are Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 49.8); Bradford Girls' Grammar School (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 46.8); Dixons McMillan Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 52.2); and The Home Study Project Co Pakistan Community and Neighbourhood Assoc (1.1 miles).

Dixons Kings Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Dixons Kings 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.

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college and 2% to an apprenticeship.

Dixons Kings Academy had 36 teachers in 2026, one for every 23 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Forster Square Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cemetery Road Glendare Rd (adjacent), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dixons Kings 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 Kings Academy issued 320 suspensions, 38.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Dixons Kings Academy are Lidget Green Academy (0.2 miles); Horton Grange Primary School (0.3 miles); St William's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles); and Co-op Academy Princeville (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.