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Dixons Music Primary, Bradford

Outstanding
Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Dixons Music Primary is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bradford, part of Dixons Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 42nd-highest of the 110 schools in Bradford with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Outstanding (2016)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bradford (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Dixons Music Primary in detail

Dixons Music Primary in its own words

In its own words: "At Music Primary, we have many minds but one mission: to get students to and through university so that they thrive in a top job and have a great life. Our core values of hard work, enjoyment and independence permeate all that we do."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Dixons Music Primary reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Bradford and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 63% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Dixons Music Primary

For September 2026 entry, 73 families put Dixons Music Primary as their first choice and 174 named it as one of their preferences, for 56 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 21 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Dixons Music Primary

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Dixons Music Primary are All Saints CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, 82% reading, 81% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.2 miles, 65% reading, 67% maths); Copthorne Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 84% reading, 93% maths); and Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 81% maths).

Dixons Music Primary's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

All Saints CofE Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyCopthorne Primary SchoolRainbow Primary Leadership Academy

The trust

Dixons Music 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.

All 21 schools in Dixons Academies Trust

Who goes there

8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (82%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 36 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 20 (4.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bradford Interchange Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Luke's Hospital (at), 130 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dixons Music 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 1248 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bradford (404), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Dixons Music Primary issued 7 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Dixons Music Primary are Dixons Trinity Academy (under 0.1 miles), Dixons McMillan Academy (0.1 miles), Dixons City Academy (0.4 miles) and Bronte Girls' Academy (0.6 miles).

Dixons Trinity AcademyDixons McMillan AcademyDixons City AcademyBronte Girls' Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Offered a place in 2027 (~737m)Unlikely (~958m)

Bradford published that the last place for 2027 entry went to a family 0.458 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Nicola Morrissey
Pupils:420
LA:Bradford
Phone:01274089870
Address:Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0BE
Trust:DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST (21 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from June 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Outstanding.

Inspected 21 June 2022View full report
URN:138252
UKPRN:10037657
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bradford West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its June 2016 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

21.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+17ppMaths+2ppWriting+3pp

Reading has improved from 63% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.0

Avg class size

29.8

Infant (KS1)

30.1

KS2

14

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Dixons Music Primary is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Bradford

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dixons Music Primary.

  • Inspire Me AcademyAt the school · Not yet graded
  • Inspiring Learners300m away · Not yet graded
  • First Kick Football690m away · Not yet graded
  • Bright Future Childcare Ltd710m away · Not yet graded
  • Kip McGrath Bradford Central920m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Luke's Hospital (at)
131m · 2 min walk
St Luke's Close
193m · 3 min walk
Trinity Road (opp)
198m · 3 min walk
Trinity Green Campus
285m · 5 min walk
Park Lane Otterburn Clo
285m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
68
Fatal
0
Serious
17
Children hurt
9

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 68 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 17 serious and 51 slight.

9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.

18 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Dixons Music Primary

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What the report includes for Dixons Music Primary:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Dixons Music Primary.
  • Last distance offered for 2025 to 2027 entry, from Bradford's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Dixons Music Primary for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Bradford got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

99%

Near capacity

417 pupils

420 places

3 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bradford

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,097
Projected new pupils:1,024

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bradford

Across Bradford council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

7,475

Applications

6,301

Got 1st preference

92.3%

Got preferred school

98.6%

All primary applications across Bradford council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(4)

21 June 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding.

15 June 2016
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
6 November 2014

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

36

SEN Support

20

EHC Plans

13.3%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication23
Social, Emotional & Mental Health14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
1.9%
Asian
82.1%
Black
4.5%
Mixed
5.6%
Other
2.4%
Unclassified
2.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals21.9%
English as Additional Language8.3%

420

Total Pupils

198

Boys

222

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

18

Teachers

23.3:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,869

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,028

Per pupil

£2317k

Total funding

£98k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£210,600
EAL funding£6,928
Lump sum£145,052

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.3%

Overall absence

11.8%

Persistent absence

365

Enrolments

Authorised3.8%
Unauthorised1.4%
Persistent (10%+)11.8%
Severe (50%+)1.9%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
5.7%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
6.6%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Dixons Music Primary

What are SATs results like at Dixons Music Primary?

Of the pupils at Dixons Music Primary who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.

What is Dixons Music Primary's Ofsted rating?

Dixons Music Primary's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2016, it was rated Outstanding.

How close to Dixons Music Primary do you need to live?

Bradford publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 0.834 for 2025 entry, then 0.458 for 2026 entry, then 0.458 for 2027 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.

Is it hard to get a place at Dixons Music Primary?

Dixons Music Primary was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Dixons Music Primary?

Classes at Dixons Music Primary average 30 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Dixons Music Primary?

Dixons Music Primary has around 420 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Dixons Music Primary?

5.3% of sessions were missed at Dixons Music Primary in 2024/25. 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Dixons Music Primary?

Apply through Bradford's coordinated admissions process, naming Dixons Music Primary on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Dixons Music Primary have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Dixons Music Primary is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Inspire Me Academy (registered, not yet graded). There are 4 more within a kilometre.

How many road collisions happen near Dixons Music Primary?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 68 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 17 serious and 51 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 18 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bradford is 30 (the median across 233 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Dixons Music Primary?

Dixons Music Primary is at Trinity Road, Bradford, BD5 0BE.

Sources: Bradford admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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