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EnglandNorth WestWiganWA3 2AWLowton Junior and Infant School
Primary

Lowton Junior and Infant School

Primary

Wigan · Warrington · WA3 2AW http://www.lowtonprimary.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
199
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Lowton Junior and Infant School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
-3pp
83%68%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
9%
+3pp
20%13%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
199
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
34%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2AW
Local authority
Wigan
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%9%63%28%72%19%69%22%75%66%104.0103.0105.016%199
2023/2459%6%69%16%72%9%75%16%84%69%103.0104.0105.08%210
2022/2371%13%87%23%81%13%94%45%90%77%106.0108.0106.0-1.50-0.50+2.807%212
2018/1952%6%61%19%84%19%77%19%87%87%101.0105.0108.0-0.90+2.60+2.1011%214
2017/1883%20%90%57%90%30%90%40%93%97%109.0108.0115.0+5.50+3.90+5.5013%210
2016/1792%25%92%58%92%29%92%46%96%92%109.0110.0114.0+5.30+3.80+6.4014%201

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519927.016%5%34%7%20%
2023/2421028.48%3%36%8%25%
2022/2321223.67%3%31%6%17%
2021/2221023.39%3%30%7%21%
2020/2122324.88%4%29%
2018/1921426.811%1%28%4%9%
2017/1821022.113%1%27%4%9%
2016/1720123.714%3%29%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.