George Dixon Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
George Dixon Academy is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
George Dixon Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Year 7 place in 2026 was offered one, as at 29 of the 78 other Birmingham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 65 first-choice applications for 84 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 19 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 15% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 33.3 (England 46).
- Of 9 schools (this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham), its 2024/25 share with grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths was the lowest.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Portland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9GD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 998 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils chat happily as they move around the bustling corridors to the ‘sound of the week’.”
- “They told inspectors that each week, they learn about the heritage of a piece of music as a celebration of the differences between people.”
- “Pupils of all ages, including sixth-form students, mix well together.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, it is too early to see the impact of this work on pupils’ achievement.”
- “By the end of key stage 4, some pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “The school’s work to enhance the effectiveness of its assessment systems is at an earlier stage.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 15% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 33.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 65 first-preference applications, 84 offers in total, 65 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Lordswood Boys' School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's School for Girls 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Harborne Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jewellery Quarter Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holyhead School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- City Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys 2.2 mi Good Last distance published