Dixons Kings AcademyButtershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.
Summary of the comparison
Dixons Kings Academy and Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy are secondary schools in Bradford.
Dixons Kings Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Dixons Kings Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Dixons Kings Academy was judged Outstanding and Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.7 for Dixons Kings Academy and 35.3 for Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Dixons Kings Academy (57.5 in 2021-22, 54.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy (39.6 in 2021-22, 35.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BradfordDixons Kings Academy | BradfordButtershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B75/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure | 31st of 35 in Bradford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 818 | 1,325 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 1,610 | |
| Location | Bradford, BD7 2AN | Bradford, BD6 3PX | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.7 Stronger figure | 35.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63.7% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76.8% Stronger figure | 41.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 168 | 271 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 832 | 1,415 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 30.5% | 46.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 26.8% | 7.4% | |
| SEN support | 10.3% | 19.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 4.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 13.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.4% Stronger figure | 38.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Dixons Kings Academy
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