Essa Primary Academy Review 2026: A large, oversubscribed Bolton primary on the Essa campus

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Essa Primary Academy Review 2026: A large, oversubscribed Bolton primary on the Essa campus | FindMySchool

SchoolsBoltonEssa Primary Academy

State School

Essa Primary Academy

Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HH, Bolton, BL3 3HH

Local Authority: Bolton

URN: 140973A 6-digit identifier assigned by the Department for Education (DfE) to uniquely identify schools in England and Wales.

Primary

Mixed

Ages 4-11

Religious Character: None

Primary Ranking

#10128

England

#77

Local

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Ofsted Inspection

Inspection ratings and category breakdown

7/10

FMS Inspection Score

Good

Based on 4 subcategory ratings

Official Ofsted Grade

Not judged

Good

7/10

Application Demand

100%

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Ofsted introduced a new inspection framework in September 2024 that replaced single-word overall judgments (Outstanding, Good, etc.) with detailed report cards across multiple sub-categories. Schools inspected under this new framework receive individual sub-judgments but no overall effectiveness grade, which is why they show as “Not judged” for the overall rating.

Graded inspection: 1 Dec 2024

Inspection History

1 Dec 2024|Graded Inspection|Not judged

Inspection Categories

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

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About FMS Inspection Score

The FMS Inspection Score is FindMySchool's independent analysis. It is not an official rating from Ofsted or ISI. It combines inspection grades and sub-judgments into a single 1–10 scale for easy comparison across all schools.

FMS Score Bands

Elite9.0 – 10

Excellent7.5 – 8.9

Good6.5 – 7.4

Developing4.0 – 6.4

Rebuilding0 – 3.9

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