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Secondary admissions

Year 7 intake in September 2024

The national offer date for Year 7 school places is Friday 1 March 2024. Parents who completed the local authorities Common Application / Preference Form (CAF / CPF) will be advised by the local authorities of the school allocated to their child on this date.

For Dixons Allerton, there were 698 applications on the CAF / CPF for the 245 places available. The breakdown of places by oversubscription criteria is as follows:

Oversubscription criteria

Students at Dixons Allerton moving from Year 6

45

Children with an EHCP

6

Looked-after & former looked-after children

0

Children with exceptional medical or social need (applications agreed)

0

Children of staff (up to 4)

0

Siblings of students in years Reception to 12 at the Academy

93

Children at Dixons Manningham or Dixons Marchbank academies

3

Distance (the furthest distance admitted was 1.227 miles)

98

Twins / triplets of children admitted under the above categories

1

246*

* In line with our admission arrangements, an additional child has been allocated a place above the admission number of 245, because they are the twin of the child who qualified for the remaining last place.

Regrettably, because of the high number of applications it has not been possible to offer every child, who wants one, a place. We automatically keep every child's name on the waiting list until the end of December 2024 but you should also return the local authority’s Waiting List form to inform them if you want your child to stay on the waiting list for this academy or any other school. A copy of the form is available from the Downloads section below.

If you have not yet completed a local authority Common Application Form (CAF) you should complete the Late Y7 application form available in the Downloads section below. If you completed a CAF but did not make 5 preferences, then you can complete the Y7 Additional Preference form, also available in the Downloads section below.

If you have any specific questions about the waiting list or admissions process, please contact us via:

e-mail: admissions@dixonsaa.com

telephone: 01274 089890 – option 2


In-year admissions (Years 7 to 11)

Dixons Allerton Academy is an oversubscribed school and, consequently, a vacancy is only likely to occur if we drop below the admission number.

To apply, you will need to complete an In-Year Common Application Form (ICAF) for the local authority in order to be eligible for a place if a vacancy occurs. The ICAF and more information about the process is available from the council website or you can request for a form to be sent to you by e-mailing: schooladmissions@bradford.gov.uk or by telephoning 01274 439200.

If a vacancy does occur, the Academy will look at the waiting list and children will be prioritised in accordance with the oversubscription criteria in the Admissions & Appeals policy 2023-24 (available from the Downloads section below). We send this list to the local authority, and they then allocate the place in the order of the waiting list and in line with parental preference (as specified on the ICAF).

Should you have any questions about the admissions process, please e-mail: admissions@dixonsaa.com or telephone: 01274 089890 – option 2


Year 7 intake in September 2025

The admissions & appeals policy for the academic year 2025-2026 can be found below. Further details about the process to apply to start in September 2025 will appear on this page in Summer.


Applying for entry into Post 16 (sixth form)

The Academy publishes specific criteria in relation to minimum academic entrance requirements for progression from Year 11 to the Post 16 provision. Please see the Post 16 section for further information.

Downloads
Late Y7 2024 Application Form (PDF)
Y7 2024 Waiting List Form (PDF)
Y7 2024 Additional Preference Form (PDF)
Dixons Admissions Guidance 2024 intake (PDF)
DAA Admissions Appeals Policy 2024 25 (PDF)
DAA Admissions Appeals Policy 2023 24 (PDF)
DAA Admissions Appeals Policy 2025 26 (PDF)