Dixons Marchbank Primary, Bradford

In its own words: "As a Dixons Academy, our mission is to challenge social and educational disadvantage in the North. By the age of 11 our pupils will be confident, articulate and resilient individuals who have aspirations to succeed on the next step of their journey. We have been working on developing our three core values for children and adults in our assemblies."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Dixons Marchbank Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 85% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 77 families put Dixons Marchbank Primary as their first choice and 169 named it as one of their preferences, for 57 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Dixons Marchbank Primary are Lapage Primary School and Nursery (0.1 miles, Good, 63% reading, 72% maths); Killinghall Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths); Byron Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 87% maths); and Lift Feversham (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 90% maths).

Dixons Marchbank Primary's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Dixons Marchbank Primary is one of 21 schools run by Dixons Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

33.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bradford Moor Park (at), 70 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 659 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Dixons Marchbank Primary issued 4 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Dixons Marchbank Primary are Laisterdyke Leadership Academy (0.3 miles) and Carlton Bolling (0.7 miles).