Unity College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 20 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
- 1416 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.2%
- Persistent absence
- 35.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 81.6%
Pakistani 5.9%
Other White 4%
Mixed 3.8%
African 1.3%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.43
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 68 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| English Language | GCSE | 272 |
Admissions
Unity College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 298
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 287
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 285 135 150 |
| Year 8 | 280 152 128 |
| Year 9 | 276 128 148 |
| Year 10 | 295 160 135 |
| Year 11 | 280 136 144 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 48.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 20.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |