Dixons Middleton Academy
About the school
Dixons Middleton Academy is an open secondary school in Rochdale.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 June 2024
- Published
- 9 September 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 40.3
- Rochdale
- 40.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Rochdale
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 33.60%
- Rochdale
- 35.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 54.80%
- Rochdale
- 55.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 42.90%
- Rochdale
- 30.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.57
- Rochdale
- 3.47
- 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
1333
Girls
48.01%
Boys
51.99%
SEN support
13.58%
Education, health and care plan
2.63%
English as an additional language
10.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
33.08%
Overall absence
10.23
Persistent absence
27.99
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
271
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
7%