Essa Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 21 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
- 1097 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 63.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
Pakistani 46.9%
Indian 11.2%
African 8.9%
White British 6.3%
Other 5.4%
Unclassified 5.3%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 4.2%
Other Asian 3.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Other Black 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 61 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 89 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
| English Language | GCSE | 204 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
| French | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Essa Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 203
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 224
- 3rd preference
- 160
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 117 116 |
| Year 8 | 229 135 94 |
| Year 9 | 214 116 98 |
| Year 10 | 213 115 98 |
| Year 11 | 208 123 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 34.0% 43.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 50.0% 23.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |