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
- 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
- 36.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 59 |
| English Language | GCSE | 228 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 227 |
Admissions
Unity College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 297
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 195
- 3rd preference
- 285
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |