Essa Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 29 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 140973
- Address
- Lever Edge Lane, BL3 3HH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 409 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 71.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.1%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
Pakistani 35.7%
African 15.4%
Other White 12%
Indian 11.7%
Other 9.3%
White British 4.4%
Mixed 4.1%
Other Asian 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 35%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Essa Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 35 14 21 |
| Year 1 | 53 30 23 |
| Year 2 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 3 | 66 28 38 |
| Year 4 | 65 36 29 |
| Year 5 | 66 36 30 |
| Year 6 | 65 28 37 |