Unity Academy
Unity Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Nottingham for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 265 pupils, 55 more than it has places for. About 77 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
113 Forest Road West, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 4ES0115 915 1271unity.raleightrust.orgMs Elizabeth Browne headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 November 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Nottingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (249), Autistic spectrum disorder (10), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Specific learning difficulty (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 265 | 230 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 111 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 77% | 77% | 75% | 60% | 59% | 61% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 9% | 12% | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 87% | 84% | 93% | 49% | 59% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 1% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 56 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 29%, compared with 50% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 36% | 31% | 43% |
| Education | 30% | 23% | 35% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 4% |
| Work | 5% | 7% | 4% |
| Not in education, work or training | 29% | 27% | 37% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denewood Academy | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 40 m | 45 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Fig Tree Primary School | Independent | 300 m | 90 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bluecoat Bentinck Primary Academy | Academy | 380 m | 220 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Nottingham High School | Independent (grammar) | 460 m | 1,178 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Mellers Primary School | Council | 600 m | 450 | Good 2022 | 37 | Compare |
| Take 1 Learning Centre | Independent | 630 m | 15 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Nottingham Girls' High School GDST | Independent (grammar) | 640 m | 625 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Djanogly City Academy | Academy | 700 m | 1,270 | No overall grade 2024 | 28 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Unity Academy a good school?
Unity Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in November 2023.
What is Unity Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Unity Academy good at its last full inspection on 7 November 2023.
How many pupils does Unity Academy have?
265 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 126% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 113 Forest Road West, Radford, Nottingham, NG7 4ES
- Telephone
- 0115 915 1271
- Website
- www.unity.raleightrust.org
- Headteacher
- Ms Elizabeth Browne
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Raleigh Education Trust (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Ward
- Hyson Green & Arboretum
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 144023 · LAESTAB 8921112 · UKPRN 10062890
- Formerly
- Unity Learning Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.