Dixons Cottingley Academy Explained

Dixons Cottingley Academy
Type:Academy
Trust:Dixons Academies Trust Bradford
Head Label:Principal
Head:Francesca Hitch
Address:Cottingley New Road
Location:Bingley
Postcode:BD16 1TZ
County:West Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.8304°N -1.8175°W
Local Authority:Bradford
Dfeno:380/4073
Urn:146198
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:712
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Website:http://www.dixonsco.com

Dixons Cottingley Academy (formerly Samuel Lister Academy, Aire Valley School, Nab Wood School and originally Nab Wood Grammar School) is a mixed secondary school located in Cottingley, West Yorkshire, England.[1]

Originally opened as Nab Wood Grammar School, later Nab Wood School, it was later a foundation school administered by Bradford City Council and the Nab Wood Community Trust. As Aire Valley School it converted to academy status in April 2012 and was renamed after Samuel Lister, 1st Baron Masham, an inventor and industrialist, notable for inventing the Lister nip comb.[2] It was later renamed Dixons Cottingley Academy. The school is now sponsored by Dixons Academies Trust but continues to coordinate with the Bradford City Council for admissions. It was graded as a 'Good' school in November 2022 by Ofsted.[3]

Dixons Cottingley Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dixons Cottingley Academy - Outstanding Outcomes For All. samuellister.co.uk. 15 October 2015.
  2. Web site: Samuel Lister. samuellister.co.uk. 15 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Inspection of Dixons Cottingley Academy. November 2022. Ofsted. 3 April 2023.