Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, BL3 3HH
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,055 (585 boys, 470 girls)
- Capacity: 990
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 49%
- Telephone: 01204333222
- Ofsted: Good (19 Oct 2021); report card, no overall grade (inspected 20 Jan 2026)
- Attainment 8: 48.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 578 applications, 200 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Bolton
- Essa Primary Academy (0 miles, straight line)
- King's Leadership Academy Bolton (0.3 miles, straight line)
- St Bede Academy (0.3 miles, straight line)
- Lever Edge Primary Academy (0.4 miles, straight line)
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton (0.6 miles, straight line)
