Unity College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
135003
Address
Townley Holmes, BB11 3DF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1434 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
8.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.5%
Persistent absence
38.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.6%
Pakistani 6%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.6%
Other 0.8%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.3
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 45%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.6
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.47
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE50
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE41
Business Studies:SingleGCSE62
ChemistryGCSE37
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE6
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE9
Design & TechnologyGCSE74
English LanguageGCSE262
English LiteratureGCSE257
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Unity College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
297
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
284
2nd preference
195
3rd preference
285
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
274
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
8
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
290
154
136
Year 8
284
133
151
Year 9
297
160
137
Year 10
290
141
149
Year 11
273
132
141
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
81.7%
85.6%
Further education
75.0%
49.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
2.0%
11.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
20.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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