Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, FY2 0TS
877 pupils · 86% of 1,020 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- FYLDE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Free school meals
- 62.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 December 2024, published 6 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 17.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 32.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 33 | 43 | 30 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 112 | 102 | 183 | 108 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 42 | 62 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 119 | 114 | 208 | 119 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 22 | 43 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 119 | 119 | 195 | 119 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 43 | 65 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 119 | 111 | 223 | 119 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Armfield Academy 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Maharishi Free School 34.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chetwynde School 34.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ribblesdale School 42.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- LIPA School 48.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Birkenhead High School Academy 49.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.