Essa Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 135770
- Address
- Lever Edge Lane, BL3 3HH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1077 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 57.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.8%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
Pakistani 38.7%
Unclassified 22.9%
Indian 9.7%
African 6.6%
White British 4.7%
Other 4.6%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 3.4%
Other Asian 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.9
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 74 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 58 |
| English Language | GCSE | 199 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 199 |
Admissions
Essa Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 223
- 3rd preference
- 165
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 121 89 |
| Year 8 | 228 116 112 |
| Year 9 | 223 131 92 |
| Year 10 | 207 112 95 |
| Year 11 | 209 112 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |