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Essa Academy

Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 3HH · URN 135770

Public data summary

6.3

out of 10 · 19 data sources

Coverage 56% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 485
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 990
Local authority: Bolton

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: 0.73
GCSE Attainment 8: 47.1

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistent absence: 15.2%
Free school meals: 41.2%
SEN support: 15.9%
English additional language: 57.8%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.9:1
Average class size: 25.5
Staff turnover: 16.2%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

6.3

4 contributing signals

Progress

8.2

2 contributing signals

Attendance

5.3

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.6

4 contributing signals

Equity

4.8

3 contributing signals

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Official website

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