Dixons Kings AcademyDixons McMillan Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bradford.

Summary of the comparison

Dixons Kings Academy and Dixons McMillan Academy are secondary schools in Bradford.

  • Dixons Kings Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Dixons McMillan Academy scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dixons Kings Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Dixons Kings Academy was judged Outstanding and Dixons McMillan Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.7 for Dixons Kings Academy and 47.3 for Dixons McMillan Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Dixons Kings Academy (57.5 in 2021-22, 52.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Dixons McMillan Academy (48.6 in 2021-22, 47.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Dixons Kings Academy versus Dixons McMillan Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BradfordDixons Kings AcademyBradfordDixons McMillan AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking3rd of 35 in Bradford Stronger figure15th of 35 in Bradford
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Free schools
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll832 674
Capacity800 670
LocationBradford, BD7 2AN Bradford, BD5 0JD
GCSE results
Attainment 852.7 Stronger figure47.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.5% Stronger figure51.1% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.9% Stronger figure69.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc87.4% Stronger figure77.7% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.84 Stronger figure4.46 4.09
Cohort167 139
Pupils
Pupils in the census832 674
Free school meals (ever 6)30.5% 37.2%
English as an additional language26.8% 32.9%
SEN support10.3% 15.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence20.4% Stronger figure30.5% 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.

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