Unity Academy Blackpool
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Dec 10 2024 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
- 946 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.3%
- Persistent absence
- 35.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.7%
White British 78.4%
Mixed 4.6%
Indian 3.9%
Other White 3%
Other Asian 2.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other 1.7%
African 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
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 42%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Unity Academy Blackpool
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 8 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Reception, Part-time | 7 5 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 11 10 |
| Year 1 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 2 | 45 25 20 |
| Year 3 | 51 29 22 |
| Year 4 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 5 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 7 | 116 54 62 |
| Year 8 | 117 63 54 |
| Year 9 | 112 58 54 |
| Year 10 | 114 61 53 |
| Year 11 | 111 45 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 65.0% 75.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 43.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 25.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 18.0% 11.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 5.5% 3.0% |