Essa Primary Academy
Free schoolsPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HH
Principal · Mrs Danielle Broadbent
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 5 October 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils387Capacity 420
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 5 November 2024
TrustNorthern Education Trust
Free school meals43.9%
Ofsted
Inspection on 5 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Bolton council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BoltonApplications for September 2026
All 20 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered25
Applications66
First choice20
First-choice offers20
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Bede Academy0.3 mi
- Lever Edge Primary Academy0.4 mi
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton0.5 mi
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 mi
- Brandwood Primary School0.7 mi