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
38.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.5%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.6
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage-0.4
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award1
Speech & DramaTechnical Award9
TourismTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
Art & DesignGCSE32
BiologyGCSE77
ChemistryGCSE66
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE38
English LanguageGCSE111
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Unity Academy Blackpool

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
22
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
73.0%
74.8%
85.6%
Further education
51.0%
40.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
0.0%
5.9%
36.6%
Sixth form college
21.0%
28.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
8.0%
8.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
17.0%
13.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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