# Unity College

Unity College is a secondary school in Burnley, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 1,402 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E135003. [Burnley](https://openindex.co.uk/burnley)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 1,402
- Council: Burnley
- URN: 135003

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), February 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 February 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Unity College was 38.0, against 36.4 in Burnley and 46.2 in England.
30.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Burnley | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | 36.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30.7% | 30% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47.4% | 47.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 287 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Burnley Brunshaw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-brunshaw-primary-school-e119217): 190 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnley St Stephen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-st-stephens-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119486): 520 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnley Springfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnley-springfield-community-primary-school-e133546): 860 m. Primary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rockwood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rockwood-nursery-school-e119065): 860 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [St Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150081): 1.1 km. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-trinity-roman-catholic-college-a-voluntary-academy-e147581): 1.3 km. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 40.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135003)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135003)

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