Unsworth Academy is a secondary school located in Bury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and outcomes for pupils are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 28/04/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LP
Website: https://unsworthacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01617969820
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue Armstrong
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143848

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 935
Number of Pupils: 873
Number of Boys: 431
Number of Girls: 442

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.31 Confidence interval -0.53 to -0.08
Of the 139 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 129 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:66%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.89
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
Parr Lane , Unsworth BL9 8JT 		2out of 4 321 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
Mersey Drive , Whitefield M45 8LN 		3out of 4 668 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Unsworth Primary School
Blackley Close , Unsworth BL9 8LY 		3out of 4 859 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sunny Bank Primary School
Hathaway Road , BL9 8EQ 		3out of 4 1,020 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hollins Grundy Primary School
The Hags , Off Hollins Lane BL9 8AY 		3out of 4 1,190 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Unsworth Academy
Parr Lane , BL9 8LP 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Philips High School
Higher Lane , Whitefield M45 7PH 		3out of 4 2,751 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elms Bank
Ripon Avenue , Whitefield M45 8PJ 		4out of 4 1,377 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prestwich Preparatory School
400 Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1PZ 		- not rated 3,236 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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