Unity Academy Blackpool
About the school
Unity Academy Blackpool is an open all-through school in Blackpool.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 December 2024
- Published
- 6 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 29.3
- Blackpool
- 37
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Blackpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 17.60%
- Blackpool
- 30.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 32.40%
- Blackpool
- 51.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.10%
- Blackpool
- 17.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.57
- Blackpool
- 3.16
- England
- 4.09
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Blackpool
- 55%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Blackpool
- 4%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Blackpool
- 69%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Blackpool
- 65%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Blackpool
- 68%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 71%
- Blackpool
- 68%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 13%
- Blackpool
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 77%
- Blackpool
- 77%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Blackpool
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Blackpool
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Blackpool
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
946
Girls
49.68%
Boys
50.32%
SEN support
24.74%
Education, health and care plan
3.07%
English as an additional language
11.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
61.51%
Overall absence
11.46
Persistent absence
36
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
75%
Education
66%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
10%
Not sustained
18%