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We are closed for the half term break, We look forward to welcoming students back to the academy on Monday 3 November.
The latest news from Croxteth.
6th October 2025
Our Year 9 geography students followed a 3 km circular walking route around Lake Idwal in the Snowdonia National Park.
Year 11 students visited the River Alyn in North Wales.
3rd October 2025
On Thursday 25 September, we were delighted to welcome Year 5 and 6 families from our local primary schools into Dixons Croxteth for our Open Evening.
2nd October 2025
As part of our Art GCSE our students had the opportunity to visit our city and take part in an architectural drawing day taking in history, culture and religion.
23rd September 2025
We are incredibly proud to share that several of our students have been recognised in a national writing competition titled “Empowered."
19th September 2025
During the final term of 2024–25, students at Dixons Croxteth shared their thoughts with me about the heartspace — our central area within the school. They asked, “What’s the point of the heartspace?” and commented on how plain and uneventful it felt. More importantly, they asked if they could make it their own.
9th September 2025
Reading Mastery is our exciting new reading initiative.
8th September 2025
On Thursday 21 August, we proudly welcomed back our year 11 cohort from the 2024–25 academic year to celebrate their GCSE results—and what a celebration it was.
25th July 2025
On Wednesday 16 July 2025, we held our first awards evening.
17th July 2025
On Thursday 10 July and Friday 11 July, our year 9 students completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award.
11th July 2025
On Wednesday 9 July, we held our first sports day as Dixons Croxteth Academy.
Over the past few weeks, our students have poured their creativity and passion into producing artwork for our first-ever whole-trust virtual art and design exhibition.