Unsworth Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Bury
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
8.632 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Unsworth Academy is a secondary school in Bury for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 24 April 2025. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Unsworth Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 8.632 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.273 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.947 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.583 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 3.724 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 8.632 miles away, the longest of 7 Bury secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.91 miles).
- For Year 7, the last distance swung sharply between some years; 2026 was further out than in 2021, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 191 first-choice applications for 199 offers; 189 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 38% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.4 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Parr Lane, Bury, BL9 8LP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 953 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 24 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit significantly from the harmonious, aspirational and high-achieving environment that exists at Unsworth Academy.”
- “They treat each other with the same warmth and kindness that they receive from staff, who care for them exceptionally well.”
- “Pupils rise to the extremely high expectations that the school has for their achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 191 first-preference applications, 199 offers in total, 189 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Parrenthorn High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Philips High School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Heys School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Derby High School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Star Radcliffe Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bury Church of England High School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hazel Wood High School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published