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Year 7 intake in September 2026
The Academy operates a fair banding assessment as part of its admissions process. If you wish to apply for a child to start Year 7 in September 2026, please click here to access the online supplementary information form which is used to enter your child for the assessment. Once the form is submitted, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
The deadline for submission of completed supplementary forms is 3.30pm on Tuesday 30 September 2025
Alternatively, if you wish to download a supplementary form this can be found in the Downloads section at the bottom of the page. Paper forms can also be requested by e-mailing: admissions@dixonsca.com or by telephoning Admissions on 01274 089780 – option 7.
If you wish to submit an application under exceptional medical or social need criterion, or children of staff criterion, please read this guidance document for further information and a link to the separate application form. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2025. This form is required in addition to the supplementary form.
You will also need to complete the local authority (council) common application form (CAF). More information about the application process and a link to the form can be found on Bradford Council’s website in September. You will need to name the Academy as one of your school preferences on that form. If you live outside of the Bradford area, you will need to apply via your own local authority’s website. The deadline for the CAF is 31 October 2025.
The published admission number (PAN) for this Academy is 180. If the Academy receives many more applications than there are places available, applications will be ranked in the order of the oversubscription criteria (see table below). Full details of the admissions arrangements, including the criteria, please read the Admissions and Appeals Policy 2026-27 and the Dixons admissions guidance 2026 intake (available from the Downloads section below).
The table below shows the number of applications via the supplementary form last year and how many places were allocated in each of the criteria:
| Number who applied directly | 825 |
| Number who named the Academy as a preference but did not apply directly | 537 |
| Total number of applications | 1362 |
| Number of places available | 180 |
| Oversubscription criteria | |
| Children with an EHCP | 6 |
| Looked-after & former looked-after children | 7 |
| Children with exceptional medical or social need (applications agreed) | 0 |
| Performing Arts (up to 10% of the intake) | 17* |
| Children of staff (up to 3) | 1 |
| Siblings of students in years 7 to 10 at the Academy | 51 |
| Students at Dixons Music Primary | 6 |
| Students at Dixons Manningham or Dixons Marchbank academies | 22 |
| Random allocation | 67 |
| Twins / triplets of children admitted under random allocation | 3 |
180 |
* One of the children who was allocated a performing arts place, also qualified under a higher oversubscription criterion.
Further information about the Academy can be found on this website or by contacting the Academy via:
e-mail: info@dixonsca.com
telephone: 01274 089850
Open Event
An open event is planned to take place on Thursday 18 September. Arrival is from 4.15pm and the event will close at 7.00pm. Presentations will take place at 4.30pm, 5.15pm and 6pm.
In-year admissions (Years 7 to 11)
The funding agreement for the academy dictates how many students it is funded for in total. The Academy plans its operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision:
There are 180 places in each of the year groups 7 to 11.
If a child is refused a place, this is because admission of another child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.
Where vacancies occur, places are not offered based on the length of time children have been on the list but are filled in coordination with the local authorities and in line with the oversubscription criteria. It is, therefore, possible that a child may be added to the list who qualifies more highly within the criteria than children already on the list because each time a child is added, the list will be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria. Looked-after children, previously looked-after children, and those allocated a place at the Academy in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence over those on a waiting list.
Applications should be made on Bradford local authority’s ‘In Year Common Application Form’ (ICAF) which is available from the website. The form needs to be submitted directly to the local authority. On receipt of the form, the local authority will process this and then write to you with the outcome.
Should you have any questions about the admissions process, please e-mail: admissions@dixonsca.com or telephone: 01274 089780 – option 7.
Mailing list for Year 7 – September 2027
Dixons start to accept details onto a mailing list from when children commence Year 5 at primary school. Information on how to register interest for September 2027 will be published here in September 2025.
Entry onto the mailing list is not a guarantee of a place. We will simply use the information provided for the mailing list to inform you when the supplementary form is available to complete in July 2026.
Details of our current admissions arrangements are given in the Admissions & Appeals Policy (see Downloads section below). Please note that the Policy relates only to the admission year stated on the document and is subject to change in future years.