Dixons Cottingley Academy

State-Funded School

dixons-cottingley-academy-bradford-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

BradfordLocal Authority

ShipleyConstituency

BD16 1TZPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dixons Cottingley Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 861 pupils. Dixons Cottingley Academy is part of DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.21

Ethnicity

White

Asian

83%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

861

Total Pupils

58%Boys

42%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 861
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
30 Jun 2016	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.