Essa Primary Academy

State-Funded School

essa-primary-academy-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton South and WalkdenConstituency

BL3 3HHPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Essa Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bolton, North West.

It currently serves 387 pupils. Essa Primary Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

14%

Asian

61%

Black

12%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

387

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

68%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 387
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
4 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.