Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HH
Local ranking3rd of 22 secondary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
990
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 53.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.0%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.0%
- Entering EBacc
- 19.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.4
- Cohort Size
- 200
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1077
- Boys
- 592 (55%)
- Girls
- 485 (45%)
- Capacity
- 990 (109% full)
- SEND
- 15.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 46.8%
- EAL
- 57.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 59.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,078/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.2%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 55.3%
- Asian Indian: 13.9%
- White British: 6.8%
- White Other: 4.9%
- Other: 4.9%
- Asian Other: 4.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
55.3%
Asian Pakistani
13.9%
Asian Indian
6.8%
White British
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135770
- UKPRN
- 10025571
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST