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Unity Academy Blackpool

All-through Academy school in Blackpool FY2 0TS

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  • School Reference Number: 139675
  • Address: Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool FY2 0TS
  • Principal: Mr Stephen Cooke
  • Telephone: 01253 478129
  • Website: unity.blackpool.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Fylde Coast Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: All-through
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,020
  • Local Education Authority: Blackpool
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2013* (New Provision)

* 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.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 05/07/2022

Rating published on 27/09/2022

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

Early years provision: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
29 November 2023 22 January 2024 Monitoring visit
5 July 2022 28 September 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement
3 October 2017 8 November 2017 Full inspection Good
5 November 2015 30 November 2015 Monitoring visit
3 June 2015 25 June 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Unique Reference Number139675
Local Authority Code890
Local Authority NameBlackpool
Establishment Number4000
School / College NameUnity Academy Blackpool
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 7
Phase of educationAll-through
Age range Low2
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,020
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils974
Number of Boys501
Number of Girls473
Percentage Free School Meals59.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3155
Academy trust or TrustFYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorFylde Coast Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10041604
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetWarbreck Hill Road
Locality
Address3
TownBlackpool
County (name)Lancashire
PostcodeFY2 0TS
Websitehttp://www.unity.blackpool.org.uk/
Telephone01253478129
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameStephen
Headteacher/Principal last nameCooke
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
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 CodeE06000009
DistrictBlackpool
Ward CodeE05015192
WardGreenlands
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001104
Parliamentary ConstituencyBlackpool North and Fleetwood
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000009
Easting331682
Northing438245
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Blackpool 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Blackpool 005A
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
UPRN100012610805
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002637
LSOA CodeE01012693
Free School Meals571
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139675
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139675
LAESTAB8904000
School nameUnity Academy Blackpool
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/09/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityBlackpool
Parliamentary constituencyBlackpool North and Fleetwood
Multi-academy trust UID3155
Multi-academy trust nameFylde Coast Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID17443
Academy sponsor nameFylde Coast Academy Trust
PostcodeFY2 0TS
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils974
Statutory lowest age2
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 inspection1
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10242236
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date05/07/2022
Publication date27/09/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139675
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8904000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionUnity Academy Blackpool
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
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 provisionRequires Improvement
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10025883
Previous inspection start date03/10/2017
Previous publication date08/11/2017
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139675
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8904000
School name at time of previous graded inspectionUnity Academy Blackpool
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
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 provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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