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Unity Academy

Pupil referral unit / alternative provision · ages 4-11MixedFree schools alternative provision34 pupilsKidderminsterWorcestershire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families50%Far more than most schools
Places26 spare34 pupils, 60 places
Pupils per teacher4.6School workforce census
Pupils on roll34Census January 2026

Unity Academy is a free schools alternative provision in Kidderminster for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 34 pupils and room for 60. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Hurcott Road, Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ01562 215194unityacademyap.co.ukMrs Gemma Willetts headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

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 Worcestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll34Census January 2026
Places6057% full
Pupils from low-income families50%50% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%5 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan85%29 pupils with a plan
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)41%£21,700 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls29 / 5
White British pupils77%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (25), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), language and communications needs (2).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024
Pupils on roll342810
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals50%68%100%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–7%50%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–93%50%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers8.0full-time equivalent, 8 people
Pupils per teacher4.6Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants8.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,137
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher7.42024/25

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.

Spend per pupil£31,000England £7,128. Total £1.1m
Income per pupil£50,639England £7,587. Total £1.8m
Spent on teachers per pupil£16,083England £3,405
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £26k, £720 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£707kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£31,000spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m52412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate198 per 1,000 people118% higher than the England average
Typical house price£253,000Wyre Forest
Nearest bus stop150 mSpringfield Lane, 8 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary SchoolChurch of England220 m212No overall grade 202514Compare
St George's CofE SchoolAcademy390 m223Good 202430Compare
Holy Trinity SchoolFree school600 m723Good 202237Compare
St Ambrose Catholic PrimaryAcademy700 m207Good 202250Compare
St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles155Report card 202673Compare
Heathfield Knoll SchoolIndependent0.8 miles216Not inspected–Compare
Nurture LearningIndependent0.9 miles14Not inspected–Compare
Offmore Primary SchoolCouncil0.9 miles372Good 202254Compare
All schools in WorcestershireAll schools in KidderminsterBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Unity Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Unity Academy yet.

How many pupils does Unity Academy have?

34 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 60 places, so it is 57% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Hurcott Road, Kidderminster, DY10 2QJ
Telephone
01562 215194
Website
www.unityacademyap.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Willetts
Type of school
Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
Phase
Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust (15 schools)
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward
Broadwaters
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2023 (academy free school)
URN
149698 · LAESTAB 8851122 · UKPRN 10093077
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from