UK Schools
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Dixons Croxteth Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, teaching 436 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in January 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 31.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 1 September 2025 to 16 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Dixons Croxteth Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Dixons Croxteth Academy.
- 26–29 Data and Planning Days (Academy closed to students)
- 1–30 Autumn Term (Term 1)
- 1–17 Autumn Term (Term 1)
- 18–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term (Term 2)
- 13–14 Inset Days
- 1–19 Autumn Term (Term 2)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5–31 Spring Term (Term 3)
- 1–12 Spring Term (Term 3)
- 13–22 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 13 Trust Conference Day
- 23–28 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 1–27 Spring Term (Term 4)
- 5–6 Inset Days
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13–30 Summer Term (Term 5)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Term 5)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 23–31 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term (Term 6)
- 1–16 Summer Term (Term 6)
- 17 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term (Term 1) Sep 1, 2025 - Oct 17, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 18, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term (Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Term 3) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 12, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 13, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Term 4) Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Term 5) Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 23, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Term 6) Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 16, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 17, 2026 - Early September 2026 Holiday
- Data and Planning Days (Academy closed to students) Aug 26-29, 2025 Event
- Inset Days Nov 13-14, 2025 Inset Day
- Trust Conference Day Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Inset Days Mar 5-6, 2026 Inset Day
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Dixons Croxteth Academy with Liverpool City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 31.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Liverpool City Council England
Attendance 39.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Liverpool City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Dixons Croxteth Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Dixons Croxteth Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.