Message from the Principal

Dixons City Academy is a centre of educational excellence serving the whole community of Bradford.  Our students meet and work together in a well-ordered and harmonious community drawn from all cultures and backgrounds city-wide. We believe that our students have a key role to play in the economic development and social regeneration of our city in the next decade and beyond.

We are a high-performing school which takes students of all abilities. Our success is built on the traditional values of effort and hard work in a modern, hi-tech learning environment. We are a genuine learning community in which all students are challenged and stimulated, cared for and supported. Our performance is regularly rated among the top ten state schools nationally.

Opening in 1990 as one of only fifteen City Technology Colleges across the country, Dixons has been at the forefront of the Specialist Schools movement which now accounts for 85% of all secondary schools. As a City Academy from September 2005, we now work much more closely with the Local Authority and other local schools, while retaining our independence and our own unique culture.

Dixons is committed to the individual achievement of each student. We work hard to make a success of the three-way partnership between the school, the student and the family. Students here are closely monitored while enjoying the freedom to develop as young adults and to take increasing responsibility for their own lives. Our students share a strong sense of identity and ethos, nurtured by high-quality tutorial, guidance and personal development.

I am very proud to be the Principal of this school, and I look forward to welcoming you soon.

Specialisms

Teaching and Learning