| Unity College | |
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| Location | |
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Towneley Holmes ,, BB11 3EN England | |
| Coordinates | 53°46′59″N2°13′16″W / 53.783°N 2.221°W /53.783; -2.221 |
| Information | |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Motto | Unity, Passion, Respect |
| Established | 2006 |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Department for Education URN | 135003Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | A. Kelly |
| Head teacher | Jane Richardson[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational[1] |
| Age | 11 to 16[1] |
| Enrolment | 1299[1] |
| Capacity | 1200[1] |
| Colour | purple |
| Website | http://www.unity-college.com/ |
Unity College is a mixed 11-16comprehensive school inBurnley,Lancashire, England.
Towneley High School originally opened in 1941. During its history it had been a technical school, an all-boys school, and latterly a mixed 11-16community school. It was the first Lancashire school to be awarded byInvestors in People.[2]
The college initially occupied the former Towneley High School, but moved to a state of the art new £33m building in September 2010 as part of theBuilding Schools for the Future programme.[3] The school was named by a local pupil, Heather Ashworth, who won a competition launched by the local radio station2BR. The new school's first head teacher, Sally Cryer, had previously been head at Towneley.[4] The school is located inTowneley Park, and the county council's decision to site the new building, on playing-fields close to the old school, rather than reusing the existing site, was contentious owing to flooding concerns. Despite plans to turn the old site into parkland, objections from local residents prompted the borough council's refusal to sell the land, triggering a 2007public inquiry that subsequently backed the plans.[5][6] The former school gate posts now serve as a feature in the park.
The 20 January 2011 edition ofQuestion Time was broadcast from Unity College, with some pupils in the audience.[7]
| Pupils with equivalent of 5 or moreGCSEs grade C or above (inc. English & Maths) | ||||
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| Year (Source) | Students | % special educational needs | England % | School % |
| 2004* (BBC) | 155 | 34.2 | 42.7 | 19.0 |
| 2005* (BBC) | 143 | 7.7 | 44.9 | 20.0 |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 (BBC) | 151 | 15.9 | 46.7 | 21.0 |
| 2008 (BBC) | 149 | 20.8 | 47.6 | 19.0 |
| 2009 (BBC) | 161 | 14.2 | 49.8 | 29.0 |
| 2010 (DfE) | 169 | 14.8 | 53.4 | 36.0 |
| 2011 (DfE) | 185 | 8.0 | 58.9 | 39.0 |
| 2012 (DfE) | 194 | 11.0 | 59.4 | 55.0 |
| 2013 (DfE) | 200 | 3.0 | 59.2 | 51.0 |
| 2014 (DfE) | 180 | 3.0 | 53.4 | 42.0 |
| 2015 (DfE) | 187 | 3.0 | 53.8 | 38.0 |
| *Figures for previous school, in this case: Towneley High School | ||||
In 2007, the school's value-added measure was 971 (national average 1000), which placed it in the bottom 5% nationally for adding value between the end ofKey Stage 2 and the end ofKey Stage 4.[8]In 2009 the college had increased its attainment to 29% 5 A*-C passes including English and Maths. The college has also improved its 5A*-C measure from below 30% to 64% in just three years.
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