Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Dixons Unity Academy

11–16Ages
907Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146363URN

Whingate Road, Leeds, LS12 3DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

1.2 below Leeds median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leeds

352 applications for 195 places · 39th of 42 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.3of 90

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

35th of 44 in Leeds

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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

1.8applications per place, Year 7

1.2 below Leeds median (3.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

352 applications · 195 places offered · 142 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Leeds median median 3.0
2025 1.9; Leeds median median 3.1
2024 2.0; Leeds median median 3.1
2023 1.9; Leeds median median 2.9
2022 1.9; Leeds median median 2.9
2021 1.5; Leeds median median 2.8
2020 1.6; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 1.2; Leeds median median 2.6
2018 0.8; Leeds median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Leeds median median 2.6; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Leeds median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Leeds median median 2.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leeds median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Leeds median

Dashed bars: as Swallow Hill Community College (URN 139054), Swallow Hill Community College (URN 135551), the previous school.

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	195	352	1.8	142	0.73
Sep 2025	196	364	1.9	112	0.57
Sep 2024	199	397	2.0	125	0.63
Sep 2023	200	383	1.9	139	0.70
Sep 2022	199	374	1.9	119	0.60
Sep 2021	219	330	1.5	136	0.62
Sep 2020	194	312	1.6	143	0.74
Sep 2019	178	212	1.2	108	0.61
Sep 2018 *	208	167	0.8	65	0.31
Sep 2017 *	158	212	1.3	88	0.56
Sep 2016 *	180	192	1.1	103	0.57
Sep 2015 *	160	161	1.0	86	0.54
Sep 2014 *	57	142	2.5	51	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

168 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.335th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 48.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%38th of 44 in Leeds

Leeds 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Leeds 71% England 66%

This school
Leeds median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.54

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	168	40.3	30%	45%	–
2024/25	174	36.0	24%	47%	–
2023/24	146	33.2	23%	37%	−0.54
2022/23	142	30.9	20%	35%	−0.82

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

Dixons Unity AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
The Farnley Academy
1.5 km · Leeds

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Crawshaw Academy
3.2 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
Pudsey Grammar School
3.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Leeds West Academy
3.7 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
Leeds City Academy
4.1 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2024

1.6applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
4.3 km · Leeds

2026

4.4applications per place 57.1Attainment 8
Lawnswood School
4.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
The Ruth Gorse Academy
4.8 km · Leeds

Remains Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 51.4Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146363 · 383/4078
Trust: Dixons Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,000 pupils · 907 on roll
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2018
Replaced: Swallow Hill Community College (URN 139054); Swallow Hill Community College (URN 135551)
Address: Whingate Road, Leeds, LS12 3DS
Local authority: Leeds

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