Liverpool school explains why it's not welcoming any sixth formers in September
Dixons Broadgreen Academy in Liverpool is phasing out its sixth form provision due to declining student numbers and poor academic performance. The school will transition to an 11-16 institution to focus resources on its core secondary education phase.
Why it matters
This reflects broader challenges in educational resource allocation and the viability of small sixth-form programs in the UK.
A Liverpool school has explained why it will not be welcoming any students into its sixth form in September. Dixons Broadgreen Academy has not recruited for sixth form provision for the next academic year. The academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form based off Queens Drive. It was formerly known as Broadgreen International School and before that Broadgreen High School and Broadgreen Community Comprehensive. The school officially converted to an academy in 2021 and joined the Dixons Academies Trust in an effort to improve school performance. Dixons , a Yorkshire-based organisation, also runs Liverpool academy schools in Fazakerey and Croxteth. Standards at Dixons Broadgreen have improved in recent years. While the former Broadgreen International School was rated as inadequate by Ofsted in 2018, a 2024 inspection saw the rebranded academy branded good in four out of five areas.
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