Unity Academy Blackpool

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jul 5 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%
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 %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and 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
TourismTechnical Award22
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award19
Speech & DramaTechnical Award12
ArabicGCSE5
Art & DesignGCSE40
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE105
ChemistryGCSE100
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE114
Year 2022-2023

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
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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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