School Profile

Essa Academy

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North WestDayAcademyOfsted Good

Profile Notes

Essa Academy is a state-funded academy offering secondary education for ages 11-16 in Bolton, North West. Currently has 1,077 pupils on roll. Religious affiliation: None. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)

Bolton • BL3 3HH • National Curriculum

1,077 pupils (109% of 990 capacity) • 592 boys / 485 girls

Official URN 135770 • LAESTAB

esa.northerneducationtrust.org/

Official Registration

StatusOpen

PhaseSecondary

Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led

Statutory age11 - 16

Opened 05-01-2009 • Closed Still active

Destination Snapshot

Inspection & quality signals

Ofsted

Good

Last inspected 2021-10-19

Historical Links

No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.

Evidence Trail

Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25

GCSE / KS42024/25

Attainment 853.0

EBacc avg points4.43

Eng & Maths 5+54.0%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot

202425 • KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band

Students 200 • APS n/a • Value added n/a