Dixons Croxteth Academy
About the school
Dixons Croxteth Academy is an open secondary school in Liverpool.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 6 January 2026
- Published
- 10 February 2026
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
Category of concern: SM
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 31.6
- Liverpool
- 42.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Liverpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 15.70%
- Liverpool
- 38.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 31.40%
- Liverpool
- 57.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 62.70%
- Liverpool
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.97
- Liverpool
- 3.64
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
405
Girls
11.36%
Boys
88.64%
SEN support
22.72%
Education, health and care plan
2.22%
English as an additional language
13.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
58.02%
Overall absence
14.03
Persistent absence
39.73