Unity Academy Blackpool
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 139675
- Address
- Warbreck Hill Road, FY2 0TS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 974 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 58.6%
- Persistent absence
- 37.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.5%
White British 81.9%
Mixed 4.3%
Unclassified 3.2%
Other White 3%
Indian 1.8%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 53%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 105 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 100 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 114 |
Admissions
Unity Academy Blackpool
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 26
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 6 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 25 30 |
| Year 1 | 44 24 20 |
| Year 2 | 53 30 23 |
| Year 3 | 56 24 32 |
| Year 4 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 7 | 117 64 53 |
| Year 8 | 111 56 55 |
| Year 9 | 114 59 55 |
| Year 10 | 114 50 64 |
| Year 11 | 111 64 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 75.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 39.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 28.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 6.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 4.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 12.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |