Dixons Academies Trust

UID 2939·Companies House 02303464·Incorporated October 1988·Compare

Schools

Flags

118

51 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jan 2026Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£149.5m

17,608 pupils

Avg staff costs

68.4%

of income

Avg reserves

1.2%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

39.9%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

17,608 / 19,167 places

Total admin cost

£7.4m

£423 per pupil

Trust overview

1 of 21 schools report staff costs above the DfE's 78% review point. Staffing ratios reflect phase mix, curriculum and local context as much as efficiency.

1 of 21 schools report negative revenue reserves at year-end. A year-end snapshot can reflect planned spend-down, in-trust transfers or timing; the trust's audited accounts give the fuller picture.

Trust-average reserves have fallen about 5 percentage points over two years of published returns.

Absence is above the national average in 16 of 20 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

17 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

13 of 19 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above; 6 have at least one area judged below it. Inspection dates vary — some grades predate current leadership.

1 of these inspections used the new Report Card framework; its scale is not directly comparable with legacy grades.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

At a glance

20 schools with workforce pressure18 schools with absence above 8%7 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

68%meeting standard or above

Across 19 graded schools, including 1 under the new Report Card framework. The two frameworks are not directly comparable.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

Quality of education

57% Good+

Outst. 3Good 5RI 5Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

64% Good+

Outst. 3Good 6RI 4Inad. 1

Personal development

86% Good+

Outst. 3Good 9RI 2

Leadership & management

79% Good+

Outst. 6Good 9RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.4

-4.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

60.5%

-0.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressDixons Academies Charitable Trust Ltd, Bradford, BD5 7RR

Companies House02303464

Incorporated6 October 1988

Report Card inspections (new framework)

About these grades

Grade distribution across 1 schoolinspected under Ofsted's 5-point scale (from November 2025). Not directly comparable with the earlier 1–4 sub-judgements above.

Curriculum & teaching

Expected standard 1

Achievement

Needs attention 1

Inclusion

Expected standard 1

Attendance & behaviour

Expected standard 1

Personal development

Growth

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	20	16,555	£103.5m	£99.8m	70.7%	1.5%
2022/23	20	17,006	£126.4m	£102.9m	61.4%	9.6%
2023/24	21	17,436	£140.7m	£129.1m	67.9%	2.7%
2024/25partial	21	17,608	£149.5m	£137.0m	68.4%	1.2%
2025/26	21	17,262	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

7.4%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

CS expenditure

£10,946,000

CS staff costs

£8,569,000

CS income

£1,247,000

Admin & clerical£3,700,000

Teaching staff£4,199,000

ICT£0

Premises£187,000

Legal & professional£896,000

Auditor costs£19,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

9 current directors · Average tenure: 5.2 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

James Barron

director·1 year

Richard Tutt

director·2 years

Robert Keniwell

director·2 years

Linda Magrath

director·2 years

Helen Michele Thornton

director·5 years

Michael Blackburn

director·5 years

Brent Fitzpatrick

director·8 years

Ruby Khalid Bhatti

director·8 years

John Edward Bowers

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Claire Elizabeth Jane Chidzey-carn

secretary·< 1 year

66 former officers — most recent departure: Sept 2025

Harold Stanley Lord Kalms

director·Resigned Jun 2003

David Professor Weir

director·Resigned Oct 1993

Carol Jean Vorderman

director·Resigned May 1994

Colin Rodney Buchanan Mr. Thomson

director·Resigned Sept 1994

Richard Edward Andrews

director·Resigned Nov 1998

Arthur Michael Barrett

director·Resigned Jul 1994

David Emeritus Professor Layton

director·Resigned Jan 1994

Peter Flesher

director

Member schools (21)

21 schools|21 with risk flags|25 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Dixons Allerton Academy	135866	All-through	workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern
Dixons Ashton Academy	135508	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Dixons Broadgreen Academy	148792	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Dixons Brooklands Academy	148965	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Dixons City Academy	130909	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dixons Cottingley Academy	146198	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dixons Croxteth Academy	149530	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Dixons Fazakerley Academy	148655	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern
Dixons Kings Academy	137277	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Dixons Manningham Academy	141375	Primary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dixons Marchbank Primary	140358	Primary	workforce pressure
Dixons McMillan Academy	141002	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dixons Middleton Academy	143319	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dixons Music Primary	138252	Primary	workforce pressure
Dixons Newall Green Academy	149697	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure
Dixons Pennine Academy	139294	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit
Dixons Silver Springs Primary	137951	Primary	high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford	143704	16 plus	workforce pressure
Dixons Trinity Academy	138251	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown	144743	All-through	high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Allerton AcademyAll-through

workforce pressurehigh absenceofsted concern

Dixons Ashton AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Dixons Broadgreen AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Dixons Brooklands AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Dixons City AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Cottingley AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Croxteth AcademySecondary

high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure

Dixons Fazakerley AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern

Dixons Kings AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Dixons Manningham AcademyPrimary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Marchbank PrimaryPrimary

workforce pressure

Dixons McMillan AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Middleton AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Music PrimaryPrimary

workforce pressure

Dixons Newall Green AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure

Dixons Pennine AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absencein year deficit

Dixons Silver Springs PrimaryPrimary

high absencehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline

Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford16 plus

workforce pressure

Dixons Trinity AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Dixons Trinity ChapeltownAll-through

high absenceworkforce pressure

Leadership

Strong standard 1

Geoffrey David Budd

secretary·Resigned May 2007

Edward Hugh Simpson

director·Resigned Aug 2000

Devi Dayal Sharma

director·Resigned Jul 1993

John Gordon Ridings

director·Resigned Apr 1998

Ashraf Mohamed

director·Resigned Mar 1996

Sally Anne Kenyon

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Kathryn Berrill

secretary·2 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Sally Anne Kenyon

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Amanda Bailey

secretary·4 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Kuldip Nijjar

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Sarah Elizabeth Young

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Susan Richardson

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2022

Narinder Thapar

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Bryan Collins

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Grace Professor Alderson

director·8 years·Resigned May 2019

Lynn Barrett

director·8 years·Resigned Jan 2022

David Hugh Clayton

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Martin Joseph Gaskin

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Joanne Lynch

secretary·8 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Terence Archer

secretary·9 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Tim Birtwistle

director·10 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Adnan Bashir

secretary·11 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Robert Norvill

director·18 years·Resigned Apr 2010

Jacqueline Mary Abbott

director·18 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Lynn Barrett

director·18 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Terence Archer

secretary·19 years·Resigned Feb 2015

John Singleton

director·19 years·Resigned Oct 2012

Atif Zia

director·22 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Carol Bowes

director·22 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Bruce Marsh

director·23 years·Resigned Apr 2007

Nicholas Ambrose Eldred Robinson

director·23 years·Resigned Aug 2003

Bryan William Collins

director·24 years·Resigned Oct 2012

David Graham Holmes

director·24 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Ehjaz Gull

director·25 years·Resigned Jul 2003

Grace Professor Alderson

director·25 years·Resigned Nov 2013

Jonathan Moorhouse

director·25 years·Resigned Jul 2005

James Frederick Sir Hill

director·26 years·Resigned Mar 2018

David Jeremy Darroch

director·26 years·Resigned Jan 2003

John Christopher Francis

director·26 years·Resigned Sept 2005

Ian Barry Greenwood

director·27 years·Resigned Oct 2012

David John Davies

director·28 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Derek Thomas Bonnard

director·28 years·Resigned Jan 2001

Geoffrey David Budd

director·29 years·Resigned May 2007

Mohammed Ali

director·29 years·Resigned Apr 2002

Janice Ruth Dr Mccurrie

director·30 years·Resigned Sept 2000

Anthony John Bishop

director·30 years·Resigned Dec 2000

Imad Professor Torsun

director·30 years·Resigned Nov 2000

Marion Ruth Le pla

director·30 years·Resigned Oct 2009

Gita North

director·31 years·Resigned Feb 2000

David Alan Longbottom

director·31 years·Resigned Feb 2000

Gwenllian Mari Rhys

director·31 years·Resigned Nov 1995

Timothy Harvey Ratcliffe

director·32 years·Resigned Oct 2006

Guy Stanley Hawksworth Kitchen

director·32 years·Resigned Feb 2003

Joanne Irene Williams

director·32 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Nina Lowe

director·32 years·Resigned Dec 1996

Laurence Joseph Clancy

director·32 years·Resigned Feb 1996

Patricia Alice Drake

director·33 years·Resigned Jan 2012

John Raymond Hanson

director·33 years·Resigned Jun 2001