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8th July 2026

Explore our annual whole-trust virtual art exhibition!

Journey, our annual virtual art exhibition, is now live, showcasing the creativity, talent and individuality of students from more than 20 academies across Dixons Academies Trust.

14th May 2026

Team McMillan through to National Finals!

Our fantastic Year 10 students came Joint First Place at the Regional Finals and now advance to the National Finals in Cardiff in June

28th April 2026

McMillan reach the regional finals of the Young Enterprise Company of the Year Award

Team McMillan have won the Creativity Award and have progressed through to this year's regional finals!

18th March 2026

Year 9 Careers Visit to PwC Leeds

Some of our Year 9 students were invited to visit the Leeds office of PricewaterhouseCoopers to learn more about future careers in professional services and accounting

12th March 2026

DMA Iftar 2026

We held our annual Iftar event bringing together our students, staff, families and local community.

14th January 2026

Year 11 Geographers visit the University of Leeds

Year 11 were invited to attend the University of Leeds last week for a taster session of what studying Geography entails beyond school and college

11th December 2025

Cycle 1 Awards Evening

We held our first ever awards evening - recognising students across all year groups for living by our values and drivers and striving to climb their mountains

27th November 2025

Cycle 1 Enrichment Day 2025

We held our first of three Enrichment Days for the year - a time when all our students build cultural capital, explore new ideas and discover new skills

21st August 2025

Results Day 2025

Well done to all our Year 11 students who have achieved fantastic results and start the next stage of their education and their next mountain climb!

17th July 2025

Year 10 students visit Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal

Year 10 GCSE History students undertook their fieldwork expedition Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal this week as part of preparing for their History Around Us exam in Year 11.

15th July 2025

Sports Day & Cycle 3 Employability Day 2025

Despite the rain, we had a great day in our final week of the year with our joint Cycle 3 Employability Day and Sports Day 2025

10th July 2025

Dixons virtual art exhibition 2025

Our 2025 virtual art exhibition proudly showcases remarkable artistic talent of students from nursery to sixth form, all inspired by one of our trust’s big moves: joy.

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