On 20 February 2008, the college held a whole school assembly to mark the date of completion, and a plaque was added into the new visitor entrance block.

The first part of Unity College, including the Sports areas, English, Science, Maths, and Languages was opened in 2004.

Following an announcement in a 12 May press release that the Northamptonshire County Council voted on 11 May to close Northampton’s Unity College, Councillor Andrew Grant, commenting on the reasons for closure, that went unopposed, said: “The school’s performance issues have been well documented and clearly too many of its students are leaving school without an acceptable standard of education.

"[1] The school closed for the summer holidays on 21 July 2010, marking the end of an era for Unity College.

The buildings underwent extensive refurbishing, removing all traces of the former Unity College, to be occupied by a new school, the Malcolm Arnold Academy that opened on the site in September 2010.