Dixons Broadgreen Academy

Dixons Broadgreen Academy converted to academy status in 2021 and is part of Dixons Academies Trust. This was its first routine section 5 inspection, and the school is judged good for behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision, while the quality of education requires improvement. There is no overall effectiveness grade. Inspectors found the school has transformed since joining the trust: leaders have strengthened the curriculum, established calm routines, improved behaviour and attendance, and built a broad personal-development offer. Pupils are generally proud of their school, safeguarding is effective, and sixth-form students make good progress, including through specialist external provision. However, the quality of education is not yet consistently strong. Curriculum delivery varies, some activities do not take enough account of pupils' starting points, and teachers do not always respond well to pupils' needs, including some pupils with SEND. Assessment is not used consistently to identify and close gaps, so some pupils move on before they are ready and do not remember learning securely. Attendance has improved and support is extensive, but low attendance remains a key priority, and some parents have doubts about the school's approach to managing unacceptable behaviour.

Strengths

• Leaders have transformed the school since it joined the trust
• Behaviour and attitudes are good, with calm and orderly routines
• Pupils are generally proud of the school and feel listened to
• The curriculum is ambitious and well organised across subjects
• The school has a rigorous process for identifying SEND needs
• Reading support is effective, including for pupils who struggle most
• Personal development is comprehensive and prepares pupils well for life beyond school
• Sixth-form students make good progress from their starting points
• Attendance support is extensive and actions are proving successful
• Staff appreciate workload reductions and trust support
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Leaders are unwavering in addressing social disadvantage through education

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum delivery is inconsistent, so some pupils do not learn as well as they should
• Some learning activities do not take sufficient account of pupils' starting points
• Teachers do not always respond well to pupils' needs, including some pupils with SEND
• Assessment strategies are not used consistently to identify and rectify gaps and misconceptions
• Some pupils move on to new learning before they are ready
• Pupils do not build on and remember learning as well as they should in some subjects
• Low attendance remains a key priority, and its lingering impact affects achievement
• Some parents doubt the school's approach to managing unacceptable conduct

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Dixons Broadgreen Academy attended 87.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 19.3% of pupils at Dixons Broadgreen Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 6 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Dixons Broadgreen Academy had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.8% of pupils at Dixons Broadgreen Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Dixons Broadgreen Academy received £9,133 and spent £8,923 for each of its 1,232 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £768,000 (£623 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Dixons Academies Trust, income was £8,572 and spending £8,488 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Liverpool · Liverpool local authority: places and applications

Dixons Broadgreen Academy is part of Dixons Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Dixons Croxteth Academy Liverpool
• Dixons Fazakerley Academy Liverpool
• Dixons Brooklands Academy Manchester
• Dixons Newall Green Academy Manchester
• Dixons Middleton Academy Manchester
• Dixons Ashton Academy Ashton-Under-Lyne
• Dixons Silver Springs Primary Stalybridge
• Dixons Pennine Academy Stalybridge
• Dixons Allerton Academy Bradford
• Dixons Kings Academy Bradford

What is Dixons Broadgreen Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Dixons Broadgreen Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Dixons Broadgreen Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Dixons Broadgreen Academy was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Dixons Broadgreen Academy have?

Dixons Broadgreen Academy has 1,159 pupils on roll.

What age range does Dixons Broadgreen Academy cover?

Dixons Broadgreen Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Dixons Broadgreen Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.0, and 27% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Dixons Broadgreen Academy?

Dixons Broadgreen Academy is at Queens Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 5UQ.