A BRADFORD-BASED academy trust has come second once again in national performance tables.

Dixons Academies Charitable Trust LTD got a multi-academy trusts (MATs) Progress 8 score of 0.72.

This put the Trust just 0.02 behind Star Academies - in first - which is based in Blackburn.

MATs Progress 8 works in a similar way to a Progress 8 score for an individual school.

The progress score for each MAT is calculated from the progress scores of its schools, weighted by length of time the school has been with the MAT, and the number of pupils who were in year 11 in the school.

A number of the Trust's schools also performed well in the secondary school Progress 8 tables too.

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Sir Nick Weller, CEO of the Trust, said the result is credit to students and staff under the Dixons banner.

He added: "Even more pleasing, we have been in the top three for each of the three years we have qualified for these tables.

"In line with our mission, the performance of disadvantaged students was especially strong, and again drove our success this year.

"This was all achieved with an unapologetic focus on the EBacc.

"We transform lives and open up opportunities by delivering a predominantly academic curriculum with higher-end grades in high-value qualifications."

There were five other academies with Bradford and Keighley schools represented among them in the list.

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust came in at 20th (0.2), while BBG Academy, in Birkenshaw, part of The Rodillian Multi-Academy Trust, came 35th (0.009).

Meanwhile, the Beckfoot Trust - which has 10 schools across Bradford and Keighley - was 14 places behind in 49th (-0.02).

Northern Education Trust, which includes Ryecroft Primary Academy, in Holme Wood, and Merlin Top Primary Academy, in Keighley, got -0.11 and was "below average" in 63rd.

Finally, Co-op Academy - which has Priesthorpe School in Pudsey and Southfield School in Haycliffe Lane under its banner - was in 75th with a -0.2 rating.