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Unity Academy Blackpool

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Blackpool · Blackpool · FY2 0TS http://www.unity.blackpool.org.uk/

Pupils
946
cap. 1,020
Ages
2 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
18%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
29.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
11%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
277.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
946
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
36%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
32%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
18%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
29.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
11%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
277.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
946
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
36%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 05/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBlackpool
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Unity Academy Blackpool · All-through · Blackpool

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
+31pp
80%59%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
2%
-2pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
32%
+8pp
42%33%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
18%
+6pp
19%15%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 18%
Attainment 8
29.3
+2.8
34.830.626.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 29.3
EBacc entry
11%
+6pp
12%9%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 11%
EBacc APS
277.4
+39.9
323.8275.5227.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 277.4
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
946
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
62%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
36%

Contact

Address
Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, FY2 0TS
Local authority
Blackpool
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%2%79%30%79%2%82%36%77%71%106.0106.0103.028%946
2023/2442%4%72%21%68%4%56%7%82%56%104.0100.0101.026%974
2022/2355%0%73%13%73%4%75%13%73%80%103.0102.0104.0-0.60+0.30-0.4027%994
2018/1980%2%86%56%80%3%85%32%76%76%109.0106.0106.0+6.50-0.10+3.2027%951
2017/1837%0%60%12%78%3%52%7%88%63%101.099.0102.0-0.90-0.10-2.5022%907
2016/1764%0%80%16%80%7%70%5%77%66%104.0101.0105.0+2.80+2.20+0.0023%882

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2532%18%29.3Not applicable11%277.418%946
2023/2424%12%26.5-1.945%237.58%974
2022/2325%11%27.4-1.275%243.812%994
2021/2242%19%33.3-1.1312%323.814%1,051
2018/1929%17%34.8-0.5912%227.321%951
2017/1829%10%31.5-0.892%194.812%907
2016/1745%20%39.4-0.299%26%882

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2594617.528%12%62%11%36%
2023/2497414.826%8%62%12%39%
2022/2399415.327%6%63%11%38%
2021/221,05116.826%6%67%10%31%
2020/2197316.830%7%67%
2018/1995117.127%7%66%5%16%
2017/1890716.722%7%68%6%18%
2016/1788214.823%6%69%6%16%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.