Dixons City Academy

Dixons City Academy
Address
Map
Ripley Street

Bradford
,
West Yorkshire
,
BD5 7RR

England
Coordinates53°46′50″N 1°45′26″W / 53.78056°N 1.75719°W / 53.78056; -1.75719
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1990
FounderSir John Lewis
Local authorityCity of Bradford
Department for Education URN130909 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalRaouf Mohammed
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1080
Websitehttp://www.dixonsca.com/

Dixons City Academy is an academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The school was founded in 1990 as Dixons City Technology College which focused on a specialism of design and technology and product design. In 2005, the school converted into an academy and changed its name to Dixons City Academy. With the change of name was a change of focus as the school became a specialist performing arts school which allows it to select 10% of admissions purely based on ability in this field. In November 2018, the school was judged "outstanding", in an Ofsted inspection.[1]

Dixons Academies Trust

The school founded the Dixons Academies Charitable Trust, Ltd.[2] which includes Dixons Allerton Academy, Dixons Kings Academy, Dixons McMillan Academy, Dixons Trinity Academy and Dixons Unity Academy.

Founding principal Sir John Lewis retired from the school in 2006 and was succeeded by Sir Nick Weller. Weller became Executive Principal in September 2011 when Dixons took over the former Rhodesway School in Allerton, Bradford. His deputy Shirley Watson then became the Principal.[3] Sir Nick Weller became CEO of the Dixons Academies Trust as it expanded, with Shirley Watson later becoming one of two Executive Directors (along with Luke Sparkes, former Principal of one of Dixons' highest performing schools: Dixons Trinity Academy, and four Executive Principals: Wesley Davies of Dixons McMillan; Michelle Long of Dixons Music Primary; Neil Miley of Dixons Kings; Clare Skelding of Dixons Allerton).[4]

Sir Nick was made Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II for services to education in 2015, and his report to HM Treasury and the Department for Education on schools in the Northern Powerhouse region was published in November 2016.[5]

Michael Feely, former Deputy Headteacher at Our Lady's Convent Roman Catholic High School in London and England Youth international football player, was appointed as Principal of DCA in September 2018, leading the academy to a successful "Outstanding" Ofsted report 2 months later.[6]

In February 2020, the Trust was ranked second best performing in the country on the DfE's Progress 8 measure at 0.72, just 0.02 behind the lead MAT: Star Academies Trust of Blackburn.[7]

In June 2023, with the departure of Michael Feely, Raouf Mohammed earned the role of Principal of the Academy.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ^ "Ofsted - Dixons City Academy". ofsted.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "About Us". Dixons Academies Trust. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Changes made to leadership at Dixons City Academy". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 18 September 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2001.
  4. ^ "Leadership". Dixons Academies Trust. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Sir Nick Weller". Dixons Academies Trust. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Michael Feely". Dixons Academies Trust. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Dixons Academies Charitable Trust gets second again". The Telegraph & Argus. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.