Admissions
Year 7 intake in September 2022
If you wish to apply for a child to start Year 7 in September 2022, please click here to access the online supplementary form (available from 30 July 2021). On completion of the form you will receive an e-mail to advise you it has been submitted.
Alternatively, if you wish to download a supplementary form this can be found in the Downloads section at the bottom of the page. Paper forms can also be requested by e-mailing: admissions@dixonsca.com or by telephoning Admissions on 01274 423134 or 01274 423127
The deadline for submission of completed supplementary forms is 3.30pm on Monday 20 September 2021.
The Academy receives many more applications than there are places available. Places will be filled in line with the oversubscription criteria stated in the Admissions and Appeals Policy (available from the Downloads section below). Below is a chart showing the number of applications there were last year and how many places were allocated in each criteria.
| Number who completed the SIF | 892 |
| Number who named the Academy as a preference | 1231 |
| Number of places available | 134 |
| Number who remained on the waiting list on 1 March (national offer day) | 708 |
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| Number of places awarded to each oversubscription criteria in order of priority |
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| Children with an EHCP | 2 |
| Looked-after & former looked-after children | 1 |
| Children with exceptional medical or social need (applications agreed) | 0 |
| Children of staff (up to 3) | 0 |
| Siblings of children in years 7 to 10 | 39 |
| Students at Dixons Music Primary | 2 |
| Random allocation | 89 |
| Twins of children admitted under random allocation | 1 |
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| 134 |
More information about the secondary school application process is available here from September:
Further information about the Academy can be found on this website or by contacting the Academy via: e-mail: info@dixonsma.com telephone: 01274 424350 – option 3
Open Event
Subject to restrictions, an open event is planned to take place on Thursday 9 September. Presentations will take place at 5.30pm and 7pm; please attend promptly at either time.
Please check the Academy website before attending to find out whether the open event is taking place or not.
Mailing list for Year 7 – September 2023
Dixons start to accept details onto a mailing list from when children commence Year 5 at primary school. To register your interest, please send the following information in writing via a letter or e-mail to:
Address: Admissions
c/o Dixons McMillan Academy
Trinity Road
BRADFORD
BD5 0JD
E-mail: admissions@dixonsca.com
Telephone: 01274 423134 or 01274 423127
Information required:
- Child’s full name, date of birth, present school and home address
- Name of parent/carer
- Address of parent/carer, if different to the child's address
- Contact telephone number
On receipt of this information, you will receive a confirmation in writing advising you that the details have been added to the mailing list. Information about the admissions process will then follow in July 2022 (i.e. at the end of Year 5).
Details of our current admissions arrangements are given in the Admissions & Appeals Policy (see Downloads section below). Please note that the Policy relates only to the admission year stated on the document and is subject to change in future years.
In-year admissions (Years 7 to 11)
Dixons City Academy is a heavily oversubscribed school and a vacancy is only likely to occur if we drop below the admission number, which very rarely happens.
If a vacancy does occur, we will look at the waiting list for children who are in the same ability band as the child who is leaving. The random allocation process will be run and children will be prioritised in accordance with the oversubscription criteria (see In-Year Guidance document in 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 wish to add your child to the waiting list, please telephone or write to Admissions (via the contact details given above) with the information required (see list above). You may also wish to include the reasons for applying. A written confirmation will be sent to you to confirm that we have added the details to our waiting list. You will also 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 www.bradford.gov.uk/education-... or you can request for a form to be sent to you by e-mailing: schooladmissions@bradford.gov.uk or by telephoning 01274 439200.
Sixth form
The sixth form at Dixons McMillan Academy closed in Summer 2020. Applicants who wish to study in a Dixons school for sixth form can apply to the new Dixons Sixth Form Academy via their website: www.dixons6a.com
