Unity Academy, Kidderminster

From the headteacher's welcome: "As part of the Rivers C of E Academy Trust, we are proud to provide an extraordinary education for every child in our care. At Unity Academy, children are at the heart of everything we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, cooking and forest school.

Across Worcestershire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Worcestershire lodged 24 appeals against primary school offers; 18 reached a hearing and 6 succeeded (33.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Unity Academy are St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School (0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 52% maths); St George's CofE School (0.2 miles, Good, 48% reading, 52% maths); St Ambrose Catholic Primary (0.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); and St Oswald's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths).

Unity Academy is one of 15 schools run by The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (77%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 5 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 29 (85.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Kidderminster Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springfield Lane (adjacent), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Unity Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 359 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

The secondary schools closest to Unity Academy are Holy Trinity School (0.4 miles), King Charles I School (0.9 miles), Baxter College (1.3 miles) and Wolverley CofE Secondary School (1.6 miles).