Unity Academy Blackpool

Type Other schools
Age Range 2-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Warbreck Hill Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY2 0TS
Phone 01253478129
Reference Number 139675

Description

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Unity Academy Blackpool is a mixed all-through school located in the Warbreck area of Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, with the postal address FY2 0TS. Situated on Warbreck Hill Road, the academy offers education to pupils aged 3 to 16. Originally named Warbreck High School, the establishment transitioned into a co-educational institution in 2000 and was later renamed Beacon Hill School. In 2010, under the Building Schools for the Future program, it was planned to merge with nearby Bispham High School, but this plan was canceled before the school's renaming as Unity College in March 2010. It gained academy status on September 1, 2013, sponsored by the Fylde Coast Academy Trust.

The school has an enrollment of 828 students, and its principal is Mr. S. Cooke. Unity Academy is near Layton railway station and features an extensive curriculum, admissions policy, and various events such as the student awards, remembrance services, and the Unity Reading Rocks Festival. The school can be reached at 01253 355493, via fax at 01253 357981, and by email at admin@unity.fcat.org.uk.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 994
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.8%
Girls: 49.2%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 55
2 55
3 57
4 60
5 58
6 57
7 119
8 119
9 117
10 116
11 114

Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-28
Date Description Report
2022-07-05 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-11-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2015-06-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
27.4 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 11% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 22% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-1.27 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 55% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 102 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.6 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 0.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths -0.4 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 16 2
Third Preference 6 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 79 12
Third Preference 33 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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