# Unity College — Burnley, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/unity-college-11485 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 1.3/5 from 22 published reviews - **Principal:** Jane Richardson ## Contact - **Address:** Towneley Holmes, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 3DF - **Phone:** 01282 683010 - **Website:** http://www.unity-college.com/ - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/unity-college-11485 ## About Welcome to Unity College, an 11-16 college in the heart of Burnley. We are committed to making education an enjoyable, rewarding and stimulating experience where all students develop a passion to be “the best that they can be”. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Requires Improvement — Feb 2024 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Requires Improvement — Feb 2024 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Requires Improvement — Feb 2024 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Requires Improvement — Feb 2024 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Requires Improvement — Feb 2024 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — Not fit for purpose: I have just had to pick my granddaughter up from college after she came on her period during her mock exam and has been unable to go to the toilet because she doesn't have a "toilet pass". My granddaughter has been really struggling with her mental wellbeing for at least the last year and has had to have lots of time off school due to this and other ongoing medical problems, unfortunately despite claiming to be invested in children's wellbeing as a family we have found this to be anything but th… *(Dec 2025)* - **1/5** — Where's your cameras: This school has bulling at the worst level possible... I.e Objects such as food items and stationary, plus much more being thrown at students by other students, whilst simply trying to eat there lunch. This school has students bringing weapons into school.... I.e at the start of the school year in 2024 a female student felt the need to arm herself with a kitchen knife, and bring that knife into school with her, due to suffering many years of traumatic bulling and constantly being let down by the… *(Nov 2025)* - **1/5** — Bad school: Absolutely horrible today at pe they told us to run 400 metres which was fine BUT THEN they told us to run 800 metres whick i felt like i was going to pass out and this other girl fainted the teachers tried getting first aid but they nurse didnt even show up as they teacher logged it as a emergency and when they finally got contact with the nurse she was asking if it was a emergency and when she did show up to the field she was walking EXTREMELY SLOW and left the wheelchair outside the field. *(May 2025)* - **1/5** — Beware of this school, please read before enrolling your child: My grand daughter attended this school for 6 months, she was bullied from day one and the teachers and staff did nothing to help. Her personnel details was put up on screen for the whole class to see, including name address, telephone number etc. A boy in her class touched her inappropriately and harassed her, (blowing kisses asking her out) in front of the teacher and class. The head of year assured us a full investigation would be carried out, my grand daughter wasn't questioned, the outcome w… *(May 2025)* - **1/5** — Absolutely horrific.: I am leaving this school soon, and I can comfortably say that this place is an absolute hell hole. Every person that gets treated nicely are the pretty ones, or the more sporty ones, and the teachers RARELY ever interact with other people. News is poorly spread around. Bullying is never properly dealt with - if you have a child who gets bullied and they tell a teacher, chances are they won’t take the child very seriously and give the person a “stern warning” (which never helps). Overall this sch… *(Jun 2024)* - **1/5** — why you shouldnt bring your child to unity college: my child got a detention for nothing she wasnt late all that week and got a detention for fuck all as she was “late” but she was on time getting into unity college for about 8:15-8:30am she wasnt in friday because she was at my wedding its a fucking shit school i hate it and unfortunatly i still have to send her to this shitty school to actually try to get an education but the teachers dont do anything exept have a go at your child for fuck all and when their trying to do their work the teachers… *(Dec 2023)* - **1/5** — Nor a reccomend school.: Terrible school. Had my child coming home in tears because of bullying and staff mistreatment. *(Oct 2023)* - **1/5** — do not send your child to this school.: i am absolutely appalled by the school not giving enough support for these poor students, my son has come home absolutely hysterical!, he has told me that on his first day of high school at unity college he has been criticised by the staff, bullied by multiple students, and being treat different to the other students in his classes, it has come to my attention that he has been specifically bullied for his looks due to his disability, i’ve been told he has gone into his lessons crying and the sta… *(Sep 2023)* - **1/5** — Worst school ever: Terrible school especially since new headteacher has arrived. She's ex-military and seems to think she's still in it with the way she's changed everything already. Head doesn't treat them as individuals, they are her puppets. My child used to love school but now they are terrified of going in. *(Sep 2023)* - **1/5** — Shockiu=ng: Shocking the teachers do not care 1 bit about people being bullied, this is honestly well scruffy *(Jan 2023)* ## Other schools in Burnley - [Burnley High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/burnley-high-school-15907) — 1.2/5 (21 reviews) - [Reedley Hallows Nursery School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/reedley-hallows-nursery-school-11049) — 2.7/5 (19 reviews) - [Shuttleworth College](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/shuttleworth-college-11482) — 2.4/5 (10 reviews) - [Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/blessed-trinity-roman-catholic-college-a-voluntary-academy-21138) — 2.5/5 (7 reviews) - [Rosewood Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/rosewood-primary-school-11110) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [St John the Baptist RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/burnley/st-john-the-baptist-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-21135) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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