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Dixons McMillan Academy

The academy is now closed for the October half term holiday. We will reopen for all students at the usual time on Monday 4th November 2024.

Welcome to Dixons McMillan

Find our more below about some of our distinctive features and about how our staff work to challenge social and educational disadvantage in the North.

Mission, values & drivers

We are a values driven Academy. Every conversation and action is informed by our focus on our core values of resilience, integrity and courtesy

Dixons Academies Trust

​Dixons McMillan is part of Dixons Academies Charitable Trust Ltd, a school trust serving communities in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester.

Our academy day

We run a longer academic week for students to maximise their progress and prepare them for the future in the world of work.

Curriculum

All our students are entitled to a curriculum that gives them the powerful knowledge which will open doors and maximise their life chances.

KS3 uniform

Students in Years 7 to 9 wear a simple uniform which helps to uphold a sense of belonging and community within our academy.

KS4 business dress

Students in Years 10 and 11 wear business dress to prepare them for their professional working lives beyond their time at school.

Leadership

Our leaders are empowered to lead their academies, and they do so primarily in the best interests of their students and the staff in their teams.

Our staff

All our staff work every single day to maximise the progress of every student and safeguard the wellbeing of every child.

Pastoral structure

Every student at Dixon McMillan is part of an advisory within a larger year group team.

Family dining

Information on our family dining style approach, school meals, and eligibility for free meals.

Remote learning

How we enable students to work from home if needed.

Careers education

We provide students with opportunities to engage regularly with employers and develop the knowledge and skills to be successful in the workplace.

Performance tables and results

You can view our most recent set of exam results on the Department for Education's school performance tables which gives details of our current Progress 8 and Attainment 8 score.

Revision resources

See here for further revision resources for students studying for their GCSEs.

Policies and documents

Please see here for the policies and other documents which schools are legally required to hold at both trust and academy level.

My Child at School

We use an app at Dixons McMillan which enables families to access attendance details and behaviour information for their child whilst they are at school.

Safeguarding

See here for safeguarding information for our academy and useful links for families.

2-5 year plan

See here for our academy improvement plan, which takes the form of our 2-5 year plan.

ParentPay

We use the ParentPay system to enable efficient billing of families for Family Dining, equipment, and trips.

Governance

Dixons Academies Trust has three levels of governance to hold the Executive team, principals and senior leadership to account.

Ofsted

See here for our most recent Ofsted Report

GDPR & Privacy

Dixons Academies Trust takes privacy seriously in terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to keep information and data safe