# Alternatives to Essa Primary Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Essa Primary Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Essa Primary Academy, for comparison

0.80 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St Bede Academy, Bolton](/school/136889/st-bede-academy) | 0.3 mi north-west | 0.93 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Lever Edge Primary Academy, Bolton](/school/136395/lever-edge-primary-academy) | 0.4 mi east | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton, Bolton](/school/139776/the-olive-tree-primary-school-bolton) | 0.5 mi north | 1.15 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School, Bolton](/school/105226/st-william-of-york-roman-catholic-primary-school) | 0.6 mi north-east | 0.96 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Brandwood Primary School, Bolton](/school/105148/brandwood-primary-school) | 0.7 mi north | 0.91 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Sunning Hill Primary School, Bolton](/school/105163/sunning-hill-primary-school) | 0.7 mi north | 1.13 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/140973/essa-primary-academy/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/140973/essa-primary-academy