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Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane, Bolton BL3 3HH
Essa Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 130 staff (about 125 FTEs), including 63 teachers (about 62 FTEs).
This school is a member of Northern Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Kearsley Academy, Buile Hill Academy, Denton Community Academy, Kirk Balk Academy and Thornaby Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
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2.6Eden Boys' School, Bolton
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2.7Kearsley Academy
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £662 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.25, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 95%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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