Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #61 in Bradford public Top 53% UK

Dixons Music Primary

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Morrissey

corporate_fareDIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD5 0BE

language Visit Website phone 1274424350

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

421

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.7x

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Dixons Music Primary is a Free schools primary school in Bradford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.7× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Dixons Music Primary is a free schools in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of DIXONS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #61 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #5,263 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.7× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 60%

Reading80% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 70%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading63% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading76% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.6

-5.4 to -2.2

-4.1

Write

LA 0.1

-5.6 to -2.5

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.1

-4.0 to -1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading90% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.4

-3.9 to 0.6

0.0

Write

LA 0.6

-2.0 to 2.0

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.8

-2.6 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading-% LA 71%

Writing-% LA 75%

Maths-% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA 0.7

Maths

LA 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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15 June 2016

Inspection Report

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06 November 2014

Inspection Report

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13 May 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-05-13

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 419 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	419	3	0.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	417	3	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	4	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	415	4	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	415	5	1.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	421	9	2.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	421	5	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	12	2.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	422	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	2	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	421	4	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	420	1	0.2%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	418	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	418	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	419	6	1.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	391	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	389	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	388	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	330	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	329	3	0.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils