Dixons Cottingley Academy | Our impact
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Dixons Cottingley Academy

Dixons Cottingley Academy will close for the Christmas Holidays from 12:30pm on Friday 19th December 2025, and we return on Monday 5th January 2026.

Our impact

The Dixons Academies Trust mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. We establish high-performing non-faith academies which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital.

To achieve our mission, all academies across our trust share six principles:

  • Empowered to lead
  • Relentless focus on learning
  • Values-driven
  • High expectations
  • Highly professionalised staff
  • Choice and commitment

The success of our academies in driving forward this mission has seen Dixons secure a long-established national reputation for excellence. We established the first free school in the country to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted; as well as placing 8th nationally in Progress 8. Beyond academic excellence, we have created a culture where students enjoy coming to school and parents are proud to send their children to a Dixons school; with many of our academies achieving a 100% satisfaction rate in both these areas.