How to apply for 2027/2028
To apply for a place in September 2027 you will need to state Unsworth Academy as a preference on your home Local Authority Common Application Form. Our planned admission number is 935.
Please use the link below to apply for a place at Unsworth Academy, via Bury Council Admissions.
Appeals
Should a parent or career wish to appeal they should write to the admissions department at Bury LA. Appellants are recommended to lodge their appeal against the refusal of a place by 31st March to ensure that their appeal is heard in the main batch of appeals. Appeals will be heard by an Independent Appeal Panel. The determination of the appeal panel is binding on all parties.
Admissions
The Academy Council of Unsworth Academy, as the admission authority, will be responsible for determining who is allocated a place at the Academy in accordance with the Admission Policy. Applications for a place at Unsworth Academy will be prioritised on the following basis:
1.Children in public care (Looked After Children) and previously looked after children. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2.Children who will have an older sibling in the school in the previous September. For this purpose, a sibling may be a full lor step sibling, living at the same address, at the time of admission.
3.Other children.
Where there are spaces available but a greater number of preferences, students will be offered places in the order detailed above.
Tiebreaker
If the number of applicants assigned to one of the above oversubscription criteria exceeds the number of remaining places, a tiebreaker will be used to allocate those remaining places amongst that group of applicants. The tiebreaker will be home to school distance in a straight line. The distance will be measured using the Local Authority’scomputerisedmappingsystem,whichmeasuresfromtheaddresspointof the home property to the address point of the school as defined by Bury Council’s LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer).
How to register your child for Unsworth Academy
The Bury Schools’ Online Admissions application allows parents/carers of children starting the Reception class at Primary School and for those transferring from Year 6 at primary school to secondary school to apply online.
To be able to apply for a place in a Bury school, you must be resident in Bury. If you live outside Bury, you must apply through your home authority.
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Visit the Bury Secondary Schools Admissions page and read the Transfer To Secondary School Guide.
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Complete the Transfer To Secondary School online form. You will need to do this for each child you want to transfer.
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For children due to transfer to Secondary School in September, places are confirmed on 1st March. Online applicants can view their child’s allocated school by logging into your account. If you have applied by application form or telephone, a notification letter will be posted out on 1st March.
Call
0161 796 9820
Email
information@unsworth.set.org
