Unsworth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 13 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 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
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 143848
- Address
- Parr Lane, BL9 8LP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 963 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 70.9%
Pakistani 16.2%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 2.3%
African 1.7%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.5
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.01
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
Biology | GCSE | 29 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 162 |
English Literature | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
Unsworth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 198 100 98 |
Year 8 | 197 90 107 |
Year 9 | 197 96 101 |
Year 10 | 191 95 96 |
Year 11 | 180 90 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 39.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 1.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 36.0% 44.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |