Academy converter · Birmingham

George Dixon Academy

11–18Ages
998Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138695URN

Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9GD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

close to Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

346 applications for 84 places · 45th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.3of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

81st of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Birmingham median (4.2) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

346 applications · 84 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 2.8; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.2; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 1.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 1.6; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 1.8; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 1.6; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	84	346	4.1	65	0.77
Sep 2025	101	387	3.8	72	0.71
Sep 2024	145	409	2.8	86	0.59
Sep 2023	119	385	3.2	72	0.61
Sep 2022	175	459	2.6	91	0.52
Sep 2021	157	476	3.0	94	0.60
Sep 2020	136	421	3.1	85	0.63
Sep 2019	151	408	2.7	56	0.37
Sep 2018	129	350	2.7	60	0.47
Sep 2017	176	329	1.9	78	0.44
Sep 2016	178	283	1.6	71	0.40
Sep 2015	150	273	1.8	70	0.47
Sep 2014	181	291	1.6	67	0.37

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

187 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.381st of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths24%87th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths38%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	187	37.3	24%	38%	–
2024/25	177	33.3	15%	36%	–
2023/24	180	37.0	26%	44%	−0.23
2022/23	179	37.3	31%	46%	−0.11

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

George Dixon AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.1applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Lordswood Boys' School
0.7 km · Birmingham

2026

3.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Shireland Collegiate Academy
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
St Paul's School for Girls
1.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Harborne Academy
2.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

7.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Windsor Olympus Academy
2.6 km · Sandwell

Not yet inspected

1.7applications per place
Bristnall Hall Academy
2.7 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Jewellery Quarter Academy
3.0 km · Birmingham

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 38.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138695 · 330/5412
Trust: George Dixon Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,129 pupils · 998 on roll
Free school meals: 67.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: George Dixon International School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 103559)
Address: Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9GD
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources