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Primary admissions

Reception intake for September 2026

Applications should be made via the local authority (council) common application form (CAF). More information about the application process and a link to the form can be found on the Council’s website in November. You will need to name Dixons Allerton 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 applications is 15 January 2026.

The published admission number (PAN) for this Academy is 60. If we receive more applications than there are places available, places will be ranked in the order of the over subscription criteria (see table below). For full details of the admissions arrangements including the criteria, please read the admissions and appeals Policy (available in the downloads section below).

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 15 January 2026. This form is required in addition to naming the Academy as a preference on the local authority application form.

If you are applying for a Reception place and for your child to start a full year behind their chronological age group, you will need to complete the request to offset form (available in the downloads section below) and submit this and the supporting evidence directly to us. Applications should be submitted before 15 January 2026 to ensure they can be considered before the deadline for Reception applications.

The table below shows the number of applications there were last year and how many places were allocated in each of the criteria:

Number who named Dixons Allerton Academy as a preference122
Number of places available60
  
Over subscription criteria 
Children with an EHCP0
Looked-after and former looked-after children0
Children with exceptional medical or social need (applications agreed)0
Children of staff (up to 2)2
Siblings of students in Reception to Year 1232
Distance26
Twins / triplets of children admitted under the above categories0
 60

The distance of the home address of the last child admitted under the distance criterion changes each year, as this is dependent upon factors such as the number of children applying that year, the number who qualify under the higher criteria, and the number of children who list the Academy as their 1st preference. As a guide for parents who are considering applying, the furthest distance in previous years has been as follows:

Year

Furthest distance

2025

2.422 miles 

2024

All children who required a place were allocated one 

2023

0.226 miles

Further information can be found on our website or by contacting us via:

Our open evenings

Details of our open evenings will be published in the banner at the top of the website, and on our events page.

In-year admissions

Our funding agreement dictates how many students it will be funded for in total. We plan its operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision:

  • In the primary phase (Reception to Year 6) there are 60 places in each year group

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 over subscription 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 over subscription criteria. Looked-after children, previously looked-after children, and those allocated a place at our 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 their 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 us at: admissions@dixonsaa.com or telephone us on:  01274 089890 and select option 2.

Nursery admissions

If you are interested in applying for your child to attend our Nursery provision, please fill out the application form. Click here for an application form.

Downloads
Admissions appeals policy 2025-26 (PDF)
Admissions and appeals policy 2026-27 (PDF)
Children of staff form (WORD)
Exceptional need and children of staff admissions guidance (PDF)
Exceptional need application form (WORD)
DAP request to offset form (WORD)
Our nursery admissions policy (PDF)