George Dixon Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D46
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B16 9GD
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Waterloo Road, Smethwick, B66 4ND
Local ranking3rd of 20 secondary schools in Sandwell
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1191
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 15 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 42.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 65.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 267
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 90.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Higher education
- 56.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 11.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
83
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 226
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1518
- Boys
- 851 (54%)
- Girls
- 734 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1191 (133% full)
- SEND
- 11.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.5%
- EAL
- 48.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,957/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 31.7%
- Black African: 17.7%
- Asian Other: 9.4%
- Asian Indian: 9.0%
- White British: 5.5%
- Other: 5.0%
- White Other: 4.3%
- Black Caribbean: 3.3%
31.7%
Asian Pakistani
17.7%
Black African
9.4%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Waterloo Road
Smethwick, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 135170
- UKPRN
- 10021074
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
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