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Year 7 intake in September 2027
Applications to the Academy 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 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 council form is 31 October 2026.
Exceptional medical or social need and Children of staff criteria
If you wish to apply under the above criteria, please read this guidance document for further information and a link to the separate application form. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2026. This form is required in addition to naming the Academy as a preference on the local authority application form.
The published admission number (PAN) for this Academy is 245. If the Academy receives more applications than there are places available, places will be ranked in the order of the oversubscription criteria (see table below). Full details of the admissions arrangements, including the criteria, can be found in the Admissions and Appeals Policy 2027-28 (available from the Downloads section below).
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 the Academy as a preference | 616 |
| Number of places available | 245 |
| Oversubscription criteria | |
| Students at Dixons Allerton moving from Year 6 | 42 |
| Children with an EHCP | 6 |
| Looked-after & former looked-after children | 3 |
| 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 | 85 |
| Children at Dixons Manningham or Dixons Marchbank academies | 5 |
| Distance (the furthest distance admitted was 1.95 miles) | 104 |
| Twins / triplets of children admitted under the above categories | 0 |
| 245 |
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 to the Academy, the furthest distance in previous years has been as follows:
Year | Furthest distance |
2026 | 1.95 miles |
2025 | 1.431 miles |
2024 | 1.227 miles |
Further information about the Academy can be found on this website or by contacting the Academy via:
e-mail: admin@dixonsaa.com
telephone: 01274 089890
Open Event
An open event is planned to take place on Thursday 17 September. Arrival is from 4.00pm and the event will close at 7.00pm. Presentations will take place at 5.00pm and 6.00pm.
Year 7 intake in September 2026
Anyone who applied for a place but was not offered a place, will remain on the waiting list until the end of December 2026.
If you have not yet completed a local authority Common Application Form (CAF) you should complete the Late Year 7 Application Form available in the Downloads section below.
If you completed a CAF but did not make 5 preferences, then you can complete the Year 7 Additional Preference form and add additional schools up to a total of 5. A copy of the form is 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 applications
The funding agreement for our academy dictates how many students it will be funded for in total. We plan our operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision:
- In the secondary phase there are 1225 places across years 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 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.