Unity College
| Postal address | Towneley Holmes Burnley BB11 3DF |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 01282 683 010 |
| Headteacher | Ms J Richardson |
| Number on roll January 2024 | 1438 |
| Admission number 2025/26 | 300 |
Information relating to autumn term 2024 year 7 admissions
Total parental preferences (considered equally)
| 1st | 287 |
|---|---|
| 2nd | 195 |
| 3rd | 285 |
| Total preferences received | 767 |
Summary of policy
This is a foundation school – please contact the school for full admission details. To apply for a place at this school, please apply online and use the supplementary information form available from the school.
If the college is oversubscribed then the following admissions criteria will be applied to decide which children should be offered the available places. Please complete the supplementary information form available from the school.
The criteria below are in priority order.
- Children in public care and those who have been previously looked after. This criteria also includes looked after children and all previously looked after children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted, then
- Children for whom the college accepts that there are exceptional medical, social or welfare reasons which are directly relevant to the college; then
- Children of current employees of the school who have had a permanent contract prior to the admissions deadline or with immediate effect if the member of staff is recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage; then
- Children with older brothers or sisters attending the college when the younger child will start; then
- Children living within the college’s outer geographical priority area; then
- Children living within the college’s inner geographical priority; then
- Children with older brothers or sisters who have completed their secondary education at Unity College within the last 2 academic years please ensure you state this on your application form with the name and date of birth of the sibling that has left.
- Children living outside the college’s geographical priority area.
The distance criterion which will be used as the tie breaker if there is oversubscription within any of the admission criteria is a straight line (radial) measure. If the college is unable to distinguish between applicants using the published criteria (eg twins or same block of flats) places will be offered via a random draw. The distance measure is a straight line (radial) measure from the centre of the college building to centre of the house or accommodation that the child resides in.
Geographical priority area
Outer geographical priority area
This area included the civil parishes of Briercliffe, Worsthorne with Hurstwood, Cliviger and Habergham Eaves
Inner geographical priority area
This area includes central Burnley, including the Lowerhouse, Rosegrove, Rosehill, Burnley Wood, Stoneyholme, Danehouse, Burnley Lane and Heasandford districts.
A map showing the Inner and Outer Geographical Areas is available on the school website.
Transport
Please see the main school admissions section.
Parents in any doubt over the distance between home and school for the provision of transport are asked to check with their local area education office. This may be particularly relevant if you live close to a county border.
Definitions
Definitions of the following terms are available and apply except where individual arrangements spell out a different definition.
- Distance
- Parents / family members
- Medical/social/welfare
- Looked after children and previously looked after children