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Unity Academy

Special / other · Kidderminster · DY10 2QJ

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At a glance

34 pupils · 57% of 60 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools alternative provision
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
50% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
92.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.unityacademyap.co.uk/
URN
149698

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 76% (Worcestershire 63%, England 73%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Worcestershire 3%, England 3%) · Not recorded 6% (Worcestershire 19%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 6% (Worcestershire 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Worcestershire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Worcestershire 4%, England 4%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
4.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

62.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 11.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,138; 28.6% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£31,000
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 85% (80%) · premises 3% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 2% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£707,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher19.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways27.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier51.3%62.3%
Social housing19.6%17.1%
Privately rented29%20.5%
Detached houses10.7%22.9%
Flats27.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van28.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01032435 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£208,000422 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£161,500–£261,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (77)£320,000
Semi-detached (127)£233,000
Terraced (196)£178,500
Flat (22)£102,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
3an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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