Unity City Academy

State-Funded School

unity-city-academy-middlesbrough-north-east

North EastRegion

MiddlesbroughLocal Authority

Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastConstituency

TS3 8REPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Unity City Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Middlesbrough, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,033 pupils. Unity City Academy is part of LIFT SCHOOLS.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 15 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.8

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

1,033

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

72%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,033
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LIFT SCHOOLS

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Oct 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.