George Dixon Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B16 9GD
Composite score
41.6

About George Dixon Academy

George Dixon Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 1,031 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 33.3 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 3.7 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

15% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 36% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 66% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. George Dixon Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,069
National rank
#366
In West Midlands
#83
In Birmingham
Top 96%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
33.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
15%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
36%
% EBacc grade 5+
3%
EBacc average points score
2.90

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,031 % FSM ever-6 65.6% % EAL 60.6% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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