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Performing arts assessment

Dixons City Academy has a specialism in performing arts and, consequently, it can offer up to 10% of places (18 places) each academic year to children applying for a Year 7 place.

These places are aimed at those children who demonstrate a gifted aptitude in music and / or drama and children will be required to actively participate in either the chosen solo audition or the group workshops to be considered for a place.

In order to be invited to the performing arts assessment, parents need to complete the supplementary form, including the performing arts section, and the form needs to be submitted by the deadline date. For entry into Year 7 in September 2026 the deadline is 3.30pm on Tuesday 30 September 2025.

Dates for performing arts assessment

For entry in September 2026, performing arts assessments will be held on Thursday 16 & Friday 17 October 2025. Applicants will attend for up to half a day on one of these dates.

Information advising families of the preparation their child needs to take for the performing arts assessments will be sent by e-mail by Friday 3 October 2025. Parents will need to reply and confirm that their child is still interested in order to be allocated a session date and time.

Once parents have confirmed their child's interest, the date and time to attend will be advised by e-mail. If you have not received the information by Wednesday 8 October, please contact Admissions by:

Email: admissions@dixonsca.com
Telephone: 01274 089780 - option 7

Drama auditions

Applicants who chose the drama audition will be sent information on how to prepare for their drama audition and a copy of the monologue as part of the information sent by e-mail by Friday 3 October.

Music auditions

Applicants who chose the music audition will be sent information on how to prepare for their music audition by Friday 3 October.

Drama and music workshops

There is no advance preparation required for the workshops.

Performing arts criteria

The criteria that applicants will be marked against can be found in the downloads section below.

Downloads
Music Audition Criteria (PDF)
Drama Audition Criteria (PDF)
Music & Drama Workshop criteria (PDF)