George Dixon Academy

State-Funded School

george-dixon-academy-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham EdgbastonConstituency

B16 9GDPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

George Dixon Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

It currently serves 998 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 15.3%
EBacc average point score: 2.9

Ethnicity

White

Asian

32%

Black

36%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

16%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

998

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

67%

England average

27%

First language not English

60%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 998
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Feb 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
27 Apr 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.