Unity Primary Academy

State-Funded School

unity-primary-academy-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ColchesterConstituency

CO4 3QJPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Unity Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Essex, East of England.

It currently serves 432 pupils. Unity Primary Academy is part of REAch2 Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

46%

Asian

13%

Black

25%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

432

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 432
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: REAch2 Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
2 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
20 Sept 2017	Outstanding	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.