Unity Academy Blackpool

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Warbreck Hill Road
 Blackpool
 Lancashire FY2 0TS
Telephone: 01253 478129

School Type

Phase: Primary and Secondary (ages 2-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
History: This school arose from Unity College Blackpool
Trust: Fylde Coast Academy Trust
Sponsor: Fylde Coast Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr John Connolly (since September 2025 – came from RNN Group)
Previous Headteacher: Stephen Cooke (went to The Maple School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 54.6 / 20.44
Non-teaching Staff*: 56.13
Number of pupils: 946
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.3
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 60.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 48.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 36.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 19.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 23.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Blackpool
Electoral Ward: Greenlands
School Number: 8904000

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 10th December 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Westminster Primary Academy (0.9km) show on map
  3. Layton Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  4. Lancashire Alternative Provision (1.0km) show on map
  5. Moor Park Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Norman House Independent School (1.5km) show on map
  8. Devonshire Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  9. St Mary's Catholic Academy (1.6km) show on map
  10. Blackpool Aspire Academy (1.6km) show on map
  11. Highfurlong School (1.6km) show on map
  12. The Blackpool Sixth Form College (1.6km) show on map
  13. Boundary Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Christ The King Catholic Academy (1.8km) show on map
  15. St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  16. Tower Learning Centre Independent School (1.9km) show on map
  17. St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  18. Blackpool St John's Church of England Primary... (2.0km) show on map
  19. Montgomery Academy (2.2km) show on map
  20. Westcliff Primary Academy (2.3km) show on map
  21. Blackpool Skills Academy (2.5km) show on map
  22. Kincraig Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  23. Blackpool and the Fylde College (2.7km) show on map
  24. Woodlands School (2.8km) show on map
  25. Park Community Academy (2.8km) show on map
  26. Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary... (2.8km) show on map
  27. Baines School (3.0km) show on map
  28. Revoe Learning Academy (3.2km) show on map
  29. Poulton-le-Fylde St Chad's CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  30. Norbreck Primary Academy (3.3km) show on map
  31. Educational Diversity (3.3km) show on map
  32. BFC School (3.4km) show on map
  33. Poulton-le-Fylde Carr Head Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  34. St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Bl... (3.5km) show on map
  35. Carleton Green Community Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  36. McKee College House (3.6km) show on map
  37. Blackpool Gateway Academy (3.7km) show on map
  38. Staining Church of England Voluntary Controll... (3.7km) show on map
  39. Anchorsholme Primary Academy (3.8km) show on map
  40. Baines' Endowed Church of England Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  41. Waterloo Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  42. Hodgson Academy (4.0km) show on map
  43. Stanley Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  44. St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-le... (4.1km) show on map
  45. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  46. St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy (4.2km) show on map
  47. Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  48. Brookfield School (4.3km) show on map
  49. Millfield Science & Performing Arts College (4.3km) show on map
  50. South Shore Academy (4.4km) show on map
  51. St George's School A Church of England Academy (4.5km) show on map
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  55. Thames Primary Academy (4.9km) show on map
  56. Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School (4.9km) show on map
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  59. Marton Primary Academy and Nursery (5.1km) show on map
  60. Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  61. Hawes Side Academy (5.2km) show on map
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  63. Highfield Leadership Academy (5.3km) show on map
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  65. Great Arley School (5.5km) show on map
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  68. Thornton Primary School (5.7km) show on map
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  76. Larkholme Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  77. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood (7.6km) show on map
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  80. Fleetwood High School (8.5km) show on map
  81. Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  82. Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School (8.7km) show on map
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  84. Poplar House School (9.1km) show on map
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  86. Stalmine Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  87. Red Rose School (9.3km) show on map
  88. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  89. Shakespeare Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  90. St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England ... (9.6km) show on map
  91. Fleetwood Chaucer Community Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  92. Clifton Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  93. St Anne's College Grammar School (9.7km) show on map
  94. St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood (10.0km) show on map
  95. Lytham St Annes High School (10.2km) show on map
  96. Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of Englan... (10.4km) show on map
  97. Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  98. Ansdell Primary School (10.4km) show on map
  99. Saint Aidan's Church of England High School (10.4km) show on map
  100. Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School (10.4km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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