Dixons Trinity Chapeltown achieves exceptional progress and attainment

Students at Dixons Trinity Chapeltown achieved exceptional progress and attainment in their GCSEs, making it one of the top performers amongst schools with high levels of disadvantage in West Yorkshire, according to the latest Department for Education (DfE) data.

The DfE released the Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores for secondary schools across England. These measures highlight the progress students made between when they finished primary school and their GCSE results, as well as their attainment levels for GCSEs.

For students who sat GCSEs last academic year, Dixons Trinity Chapeltown achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.52, which is categorised as ‘well above average’ by the DfE. The national average was -0.03 and the average for schools in Leeds was 0.1. The academy’s Attainment 8 score was 47.8, whilst the average was 45.9 nationally and 45.5 for Leeds. 

Even more impressively, the academy has achieved these results whilst having a higher-than-average proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

When looking at the DfE data for schools where more than 50 per cent of students in the Year 11 cohort came from disadvantaged backgrounds, our academy is: 

• 1st in West Yorkshire for both the progress and attainment of its students
• 18th in England for overall progress
• 11th in England for the progress of students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• 33rd in England for overall attainment
• 28th in England for the attainment of students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Emma Hickey, Head of Secondary at Dixons Trinity Chapeltown said: 

“Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our students, their families and our staff, our students have made truly exceptional progress, and their excellent attainment meant they were well-prepared to take their next steps. We are continuing to deliver a high-quality education for all our students and look forward to building on this success with this year’s GCSE students.”

Luke Sparkes, school and college trust leader at Dixons Academies Trust said: 

“At Dixons, we are driven by our commitment to providing the best education possible for all young people. Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North and these results at Dixons Trinity Chapeltown show just how well this can be achieved. We are incredibly proud of all our staff and students’ commitment to excellence at this academy.”