George Dixon Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: George Dixon Academy
Address: Portland Road, Edgbaston
Town/City: BIRMINGHAM
County: West Midlands
Postcode: B16 9GD
Telephone Number: 0121 566 6565
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: George Dixon Academy

Staff and pupils

Headmaster: Co Headteacher Claire Bernard & David Horner
Capacity: 1129
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 998 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 67.2%

SEN Provisions

  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

Location and administration

URN: 138695
DfE Number: 330/5412
UKPRN: 10038605
UPRN: 100071411447
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Birmingham (E08000025)
Constituency: Birmingham Edgbaston (E14001092)
Electoral Ward: North Edgbaston (E05011157)

Easting & Northing: 403042E, 286497N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 28' 37.31" N 1° 57' 23.43" W
Plus Code: 9C4WF2GV+R9

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. George Dixon Primary School (0.1km)
  2. Lordswood Boys' School (0.7km)
  3. King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (0.9km)
  4. Bearwood Primary School (1.0km)
  5. Shireland Hall Primary Academy (1.0km)
  6. Shireland Technology Primary (1.0km)
  7. Shireland Collegiate Academy (1.0km)
  8. St Paul's School for Girls (1.1km)
  9. Norfolk House School (1.1km)
  10. Cape Primary School (1.2km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Ms Claire Bernard - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 17 July 2026.
  • Sir Robert Dowling - Trustee. Appointed on 9 August 2012 (Original (signatory) members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Sir Robert Dowling - Member. Appointed on 9 August 2012 (Original (signatory) members).
  • Sir Robert Dowling - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 9 August 2012 (Original (signatory) members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Ms Christina Elliott - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Ms Christina Elliott - Member. Appointed on 20 July 2026 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Miss Zillah Francis - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Dr Marion Gibbon - Member. Appointed on 1 January 2026 (Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust). Term runs until 20 July 2026.
  • Dr Marion Gibbon - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
  • Mr David Horner - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2025.
  • Mr David Horner - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 17 July 2026.
  • Dr Elspeth Virginia Insch - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
  • Dr Elspeth Virginia Insch - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Dr Elspeth Virginia Insch - Member. Appointed on 1 May 2025 (Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust).
  • Dr Elspeth Virginia Insch - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2020 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Ms Lesa Kingham - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
  • Ms Lesa Kingham - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 January 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Mr Timothy Lewis - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 9 August 2012.
  • Mr Timothy Lewis - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 20 October 2021.
  • Mrs Amy Maclean - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Ms Katarina Mann - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Headteacher Tutvinder Mann - Trustee. Appointed on 1 October 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mr Tutvinder Mann - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 October 2021. Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Miss Kirsty O'Keeffe - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Mr Mark John Proctor - Trustee. Appointed on 18 October 2017 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 1 September 2025.
  • Mr Mark John Proctor - Member. Appointed on 1 December 2019 (Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust). Term runs until 2 January 2026.
  • Mrs Liza Wilson - Trustee. Appointed on 1 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 30 September 2029.
  • Councillor Sarina Younas - Member. Appointed on 8 June 2026 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 8 June 2026.