Dixons Cottingley Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: Dixons Cottingley Academy
Address: Cottingley New Road
Town/City: Bingley
Postcode: BD16 1TZ
Country: United Kingdom
 Telephone Number: 01274 089900
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2018
Trust: Dixons Academies Trust
Sponsor: Dixons Academies Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Miss Francesca Hitch
Capacity: 900
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 861 (58% boys & 42% girls)
Enrollment: 96% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 38%

Location and administration

URN: 146198
DfE Number: 380/4073
UKPRN: 10067948
UPRN: 200002729552
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Bradford (E08000032)
Constituency: Shipley (E14001472)
Electoral Ward: Bingley Rural (E05001343)

Easting & Northing: 412109E, 437145N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 49' 51.84" N 1° 49' 2.5" W
Plus Code: 9C5WR5JM+C3

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Cottingley Village Primary School (0.4km)
  2. Belle Vue Girls' Academy (1.2km)
  3. Hazelbeck Special School (1.3km)
  4. Beckfoot Upper Heaton (1.4km)
  5. Beckfoot School (1.4km)
  6. Chellow Heights Special School (1.5km)
  7. High Park School (1.5km)
  8. Hirst Wood Nursery School (1.6km)
  9. Beckfoot Heaton Primary (1.6km)
  10. Saltaire Primary School (1.7km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

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

  • Ms Nazia Ansari - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Mr Steven Bibby - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 March 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Mr Daniel Carr - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Mr Ikram Ditta - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 November 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Mr Tauseef Gill - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 September 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Ms Francesca Hitch - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 April 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Ms Terri Leighton - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2017 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Ms Teresa McCormick - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 March 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Mr Metcalf - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 January 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Ms Mehwish Ratyal - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 May 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 January 2026.
  • Ms Kelly Robinson - Local Governor. Appointed on 20 March 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 1 January 2026.