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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL3 3HHEssa Primary Academy
Primary

Essa Primary Academy

Primary

Bolton · BOLTON · BL3 3HH https://esp.northerneducationtrust.org/

Pupils
406
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
68%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
68%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.9:1
Admissions
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Essa Primary Academy · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
+7pp
66%51%35%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
3%
-2pp
5%3%0%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
12%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
406
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
68%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Lever Edge Lane, BOLTON, BL3 3HH
Local authority
Bolton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%3%75%12%78%3%78%23%94%77%103.0104.0105.017%406
2023/2459%5%77%22%67%11%67%16%80%69%104.0103.0104.016%409
2022/2335%2%58%16%40%3%55%11%60%66%101.0100.0103.0+0.30-2.20+0.1020%397
2018/1945%0%52%10%55%0%62%21%62%66%96.0102.0102.0+2.70+2.30+6.8011%338
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published288
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published28%230

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540624.517%68%44%6%16%
2023/2440921.816%71%41%5%14%
2022/2339719.920%75%37%5%11%
2021/2241925.722%78%32%5%14%
2020/2142623.922%81%37%
2018/1933824.111%75%36%5%15%
2017/1832.06%22%
2016/1723018.528%78%38%6%21%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.