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Unity Primary Academy

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Ofsted Overall Rating:Not Available(2025)Why?
Schoolchecker.io Rating:Good(calculated)How?
KS2 Primary Results Ranking:#8,231 Ranked of 15,074 Primary Schools in England (top 55%)How?
Local Ranking:#225 Ranked out of 372 Primary Schools in Essex (top 60%)
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Best School in KS2 Results in Essex: St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (2024)
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School Details

School Details

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Age Range3-11
GenderMixed
Coeducational Sixth FormYes
Has NurseryYes
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
PrincipalMr Pieter Labuschagne
AddressHickory Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3QJ
Phone Number01206864226
Websiteunityprimaryacademy.com
Academy SponsorREACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
Local AuthorityEssex
Unique Reference Number141113

Pupils Data

Pupil Summary

Total Pupils449(107% capacity)
Age Range3-11
GenderMixed
Boy/Girl Ratio
47.9% Girls
52.1% Boys
Eligible for Free School Meals209 pupils (46.5%)
First Language is Not English158 pupils(35.2%)
Young Carers6 (1.3%)

Pupil Ethnicities

White, British
43.2%
Black, African
24.1%
White, Other
4.7%
Mixed, Other
4.7%
Asian, Indian
4.5%
Asian, Bangladeshi
2.4%
Mixed, White & Black African
2.4%
Mixed, White & Asian
1.3%
Asian, Pakistani
1.1%
Asian, Other
1.1%
Black, Other
0.9%
Mixed, White & Black Caribbean
0.9%
Black, Caribbean
0.7%
Chinese
0.7%
Gypsy/Roma
0.7%
Traveller of Irish Heritage
0.4%

Ofsted Inspections

Latest Inspection

Ofsted Overall Rating:
Not AvailableWhy?
Schoolchecker.io Rating:
Good(calculated)How?
Inspection Date:6/10/2025
All Inspections:View on Ofsted Website

Category Judgements

The quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood

Primary Results

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Admissions

Not Oversubscribed

100% of applicants who put this school as their first choice primary school received an offer.

99% of applications which included this school had preferences listed on the Common Application Form.

On Time Applications

Total Applications43
As first preference23
As second preference7
As third preference7
From another local authority1

Offers Made on National Offer Day

Total Offers24
To first preference23
To second preference1
To third preference0
To any preference24
To another local authority1

Parent Reviews

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