Essa Primary School is a primary school located in BOLTON. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in writing is average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lever Edge Lane, BOLTON, BL3 3HH
Website: www.essaprimary.org
Telephone: 01204201310
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Atherton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 140973

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 426
Number of Boys: 208
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0 to 5.4
Writing
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 4.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.8 Confidence interval 4.5 to 9.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:96
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alexandra Nursery School
Martha Street , Daubhill BL3 4AH
4out of 4 1,139 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Orchards Nursery School
Lower Orchards , Highfield Road BL4 0RA
3out of 4 1,642 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Essa Primary School
Lever Edge Lane , BL3 3HH
2out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Bede Academy
Morris Green Lane , BL3 3LJ
4out of 4 475 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lever Edge Primary Academy
Lever Edge Lane , BL3 3HP
4out of 4 630 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Adelaide Street , Daubhill BL3 3NY
4out of 4 958 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St William of York Catholic Primary School
Nugent Road , BL3 3DE
3out of 4 1,086 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane , BL3 3HH
2out of 4 52 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Lever Edge Lane , Great Lever BL3 3LA
- not rated 90 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Swan Lane , BL3 6TQ
4out of 4 1,196 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Mount St Joseph
Greenland Road , Farnworth BL4 0HU
3out of 4 1,767 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
University Collegiate School
Deane Road , BL3 5AG
3out of 4 2,061 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG
- not rated 2,060 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton Sixth Form College
Town Centre Campus , Deane Road BL3 5BU
- not rated 2,357 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Raise Education and Wellbeing School
54-56 Holmeswood Road , Great Lever BL3 3HS
- not rated 359 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
Mount St Joseph's Convent , Willows Lane BL3 4HE
- not rated 1,494 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Green Fold School
Highfield Road , Farnworth BL4 0NS
4out of 4 1,642 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Lord's School
Brooklyn , Green Lane BL3 2EF
- not rated 1,742 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bolton Islamic Girls School
Weston House , Weston Street BL3 2AW
- not rated 1,930 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.