Admissions

Reception intake in September 2025

Reception places will be offered, via the local authorities, on 16 April 2025. Families who completed the local authorities Common Application / Preference Form (CAF / CPF) will be advised by their local authority of the school allocated to their child on this date.

The Academy receives more applications than there are places available. Places were filled in line with the oversubscription criteria stated in the Admissions and Appeals Policy (available from the Downloads section below).  If your child was not allocated a place, this was solely because they did not qualify as high as other children on the list. For example, the distance of your address is further away than other children on the list or they do not have a sibling (brother / sister) at the Academy.

If you want to keep your child on the waiting list for the Academy (or any other school that you applied for) you should complete and return the local authority’s Reception Waiting List form (available from the Downloads section below).

If you have not yet completed a local authority Common Application Form (CAF) you should complete the Reception Late Application Form (available in the Downloads section below).

If you completed a CAF but you did not make 5 preferences, and you wish to add Dixons Marchbank as a preference, then you can complete the Reception additional preference form (also available in the Downloads section below).

Further information about the Academy can be found on this website or by contacting the Academy via:
e-mail: info@dixonsmb.com 
telephone: 01274 089920

In-Year Applications

The funding agreement for the Academy dictates how many students it will be funded for in total. The Academy plans its operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision:

• There are 60 places in each of the year groups Reception to Year 6

If a child is refused a place, this is because admission of another child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

Where vacancies occur, places are not offered based on the length of time children have been on the list but are filled in coordination with the local authorities and in line with the oversubscription criteria. It is, therefore, possible that a child may be added to the list who qualifies more highly within the criteria than children already on the list because each time a child is added, the list will be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria. Looked after children, previously looked after children, and those allocated a place at the Academy in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence over those on a waiting list.

Applications should be made on Bradford local authority’s ‘In Year Common Application Form’ (ICAF) which is available from the website. Once completed, the form needs to be returned directly to the local authority. On receipt of an ICAF the local authority will send a copy of this to the Academy, and then respond to advise if a place is available or not.

If you need a paper form, or have questions about the admissions process, please contact the Council’s Admissions Team via:

Email: schooladmissions@bradford.gov.uk

Telephone: 01274 439200