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Nursery at Unity Academy Blackpool
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories, rhymes and songs give Unity Academy Blackpool’s nursery its clearest character: an early emphasis on children finding their voice. Provision includes two-year-olds and forms part of the academy’s early years, on Warbreck Hill Road in Blackpool. This is a school nursery, with learning that begins before the move to Reception.
Ofsted graded the early years provision Good at the inspection on 10 and 11 December 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school; it is not a separate nursery rating. The wider school remains in special measures: on 3 and 4 March 2026, leaders and trustees were taking effective improvement action, but further work was necessary to end that designation.
Language gives the nursery day a concrete focus. Children take part in rhymes, share stories and sing, developing confidence in communicating. In December 2024, nursery children were becoming assured speakers through these activities. For parents, the useful emphasis is on participation and expression: children practise using their voices as part of their learning.
The Early Years Foundation Stage is the nursery’s early learning context. Here, the concrete examples are language activities and a curriculum whose activities supported children’s development, including those in the two-year-old provision. In December 2024, most early years children benefited from this stronger curriculum and began school positively. Those findings give the nursery’s learning offer substance, beyond its position within an all-through academy.
Support for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can begin before nursery entry. The SENCO and SEND team work with families, teachers and support staff to identify concerns early. Parents can share their observations with the class teacher or SENCO, giving staff information about the child alongside their own assessments.
Assess, Plan, Do, Review structures the academy’s SEND support. Staff identify needs, organise support and review its effect, with families involved throughout. Children receiving targeted SEN support have a Targeted Learning Plan detailing interventions and their timing. Reviews take place at least termly with families and staff, creating a regular opportunity to consider whether support should continue or change.
Where appropriate, assessment can involve educational psychologists, specialist teachers or speech and language therapists. This gives families a route to specialist input when a child’s needs require it. These are academy-wide arrangements that include early identification before nursery, rather than a separate nursery support scheme.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through the local authority where they live, using the normal primary admissions process, by 15 January. Treat choosing nursery and applying for Reception as two separate decisions; a nursery place does not replace that application.
For children with SEND, the SEND and pastoral teams coordinate discussions with families and other settings and transfer relevant information when children change class. That supports continuity of care and learning. It is a transition arrangement, separate from how a Reception place is allocated.
The nursery is at Unity Academy Blackpool, Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, FY2 0TS. General enquiries go to admin@unity.fcat.org.uk or 01253 355493. Families with SEND questions can also contact the academy’s SENCO or SEND Manager, providing a direct route to the team responsible for coordinating additional support.
Yes. Unity Academy Blackpool has provision for two-year-old children within its early years.
Nursery children join in with songs, rhymes and stories. In December 2024, these activities helped them develop confidence in communicating.
Early years provision was graded Good at the school inspection on 10 and 11 December 2024. This is an early years judgement within the school inspection, not a separate nursery grade.
No. A separate application is required through the local authority where you live, by the normal primary application deadline of 15 January.
Families contribute throughout Assess, Plan, Do, Review. Targeted SEN support plans are reviewed at least termly with families and staff.
