Ofsted inspection · 05/11/2024
Overview of Essa Primary Academy · Primary · Bolton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 3% | 75% | 12% | 78% | 3% | 78% | 23% | 94% | 77% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 5% | 77% | 22% | 67% | 11% | 67% | 16% | 80% | 69% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 409 |
| 2022/23 | 35% | 2% | 58% | 16% | 40% | 3% | 55% | 11% | 60% | 66% | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | +0.30 | -2.20 | +0.10 | 20% | 397 |
| 2018/19 | 45% | 0% | 52% | 10% | 55% | 0% | 62% | 21% | 62% | 66% | 96.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 | +2.70 | +2.30 | +6.80 | 11% | 338 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | 288 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 28% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 406 | 24.5 | 17% | 68% | 44% | 6% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 409 | 21.8 | 16% | 71% | 41% | 5% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 397 | 19.9 | 20% | 75% | 37% | 5% | 11% |
| 2021/22 | 419 | 25.7 | 22% | 78% | 32% | 5% | 14% |
| 2020/21 | 426 | 23.9 | 22% | 81% | 37% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 338 | 24.1 | 11% | 75% | 36% | 5% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 32.0 | — | — | — | 6% | 22% |
| 2016/17 | 230 | 18.5 | 28% | 78% | 38% | 6% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.