Unity Academy Blackpool

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BlackpoolLocal Authority

Blackpool North and FleetwoodConstituency

FY2 0TSPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Unity Academy Blackpool is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 2–16, located in Blackpool, North West.

It currently serves 877 pupils. Unity Academy Blackpool is part of Fylde Coast Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 29.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 17.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.57

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

877

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 2 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 877
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Fylde Coast Academy Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
27 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.