Admissions

Year 7 applications for September 2027

​Applications to the Academy should be made via the local authority (Council) common preference form (CPF).  You will need to name the Academy as one of your school preferences on that form.  More information about the application process and a link to the form is available on the Council website.  If you live outside of the Leeds area, you will need to apply via your own local authority’s website.

The application window for Year 7 places opens on 1 September 2026; the deadline for applications is 31 October 2026.

The published admission number (PAN) for this Academy is 200.

If there are more applications than available places, places will be filled in the order of the oversubscription criteria stated in the Admissions & Appeals policy 2027-28 (available from the Downloads section below).

Exceptional medical or social need and Children of staff criteria

If you wish to apply under the above criteria, please read this guidance document for further information and a link to the separate application form.  The deadline for applications is 31 October 2026.  This form is required in addition to naming the Academy as a preference on the Council CPF.

Previously looked-after child criterion

A previously looked-after child is a child who was looked-after by a local authority and was then adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or a special guardianship order), or a child who was previously in state care outside of England before being adopted.  To apply under this criterion, you will need to complete the Previously Looked-After Child form and submit this and the supporting evidence directly to the Academy.  The deadline for applications is 31 October 2026.  This form is required in addition to submission of the Council CPF.

Further information about the Academy can be found on our website or by contacting us via: 

e-mail:          info@dixonsua.com
telephone:    0113 512 5530

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Year 7 applications for September 2026

If you applied for a place and preferenced the Academy higher on the application than the place that was offered, Leeds local authority (LA) will have automatically added your child to the waiting list for the Academy.  Information about the waiting list process can be found here.

If you want to make any changes to your application, or if you have not yet completed an application, you will need to complete Leeds LA’s online school application update form; this is available on this webpage.  More information about offer day and the next steps can be found here.

In-year applications:

The funding agreement for the Academy dictates how many students it will be funded for in total. The Academy plans its operations such as staffing, timetabling, and provision of resources based on the funding received; this equates to the following provision.

• There are 1000 places across year groups 7 to 11.

If a child is refused a place, this is because admission of another child would prejudice the provision of efficient education or the efficient use of resources.

Where vacancies occur, places are not offered based on the length of time children have been on the list but are filled in coordination with the local authorities and in line with the oversubscription criteria. It is, therefore, possible that a child may be added to the list who qualifies more highly within the criteria than children already on the list because each time a child is added, the list will be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria. Looked-after children, previously looked-after children, and those allocated a place at the Academy in accordance with a Fair Access Protocol take precedence over those on a waiting list.

More information about the application process and a link to the form is available on the Council website or you can contact the Council via:

• Email:           education.admissions@leeds.gov.uk
• Telephone:   0113 222 4414