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Unity College

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Burnley BB11 3DF

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  • School Reference Number: 135003
  • Address: Townley Holmes, Burnley BB11 3DF
  • Head Teacher: Ms Jane Richardson
  • Telephone: 01282 683010
  • Website: unity-college.com
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Foundation school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,480
  • Local Education Authority: Lancashire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: August 2006* (Result of Amalgamation)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 20/02/2024

Rating published on 19/03/2024

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
20 February 2024 20 March 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
6 November 2018 4 December 2018 Full inspection Good
30 January 2018 12 March 2018 Short inspection
3 June 2014 24 June 2014 Full inspection Good
3 November 2011 25 November 2011 Full inspection Satisfactory
11 January 2011 28 April 2011 Curriculum and development visit
21 January 2009 10 February 2009 Full inspection Satisfactory
17 June 2008 4 July 2008 Monitoring visit
28 November 2007 28 December 2007 Full inspection Inadequate

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Unique Reference Number135003
Local Authority Code888
Local Authority NameLancashire
Establishment Number4806
School / College NameUnity College
Establishment Type Code05
Establishment typeFoundation school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code01
Reason establishment openedResult of Amalgamation
Open date01-08-2006
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,480
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,434
Number of Boys720
Number of Girls714
Percentage Free School Meals33.50
Trust School Flag Code2
Trust School Flag Not supported by a trust
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10016004
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetTownley Holmes
Locality
Address3
TownBurnley
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeBB11 3DF
Websitehttp://www.unity-college.com/
Telephone01282683010
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameJane
Headteacher/Principal last nameRichardson
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead Teacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE07000117
DistrictBurnley
Ward CodeE05005152
WardBrunshaw
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001142
Parliamentary ConstituencyBurnley
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000017
Easting385489
Northing431834
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Burnley 008
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Burnley 008C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10023760016
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005183
LSOA CodeE01024866
Free School Meals481
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN135003
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135003
LAESTAB8884806
School nameUnity College
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFoundation School
School open date01/08/2006
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityLancashire
Parliamentary constituencyBurnley
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeBB11 3DF
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,434
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10294351
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date20/02/2024
Publication date19/03/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection135003
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8884806
School name at time of latest graded inspectionUnity College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10053238
Previous inspection start date06/11/2018
Previous publication date03/12/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection135003
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8884806
School name at time of previous graded inspectionUnity College
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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