Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023
Overview of Lowton Junior and Infant School · Primary · Wigan
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 56% | 9% | 63% | 28% | 72% | 19% | 69% | 22% | 75% | 66% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 6% | 69% | 16% | 72% | 9% | 75% | 16% | 84% | 69% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 8% | 210 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 13% | 87% | 23% | 81% | 13% | 94% | 45% | 90% | 77% | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | -1.50 | -0.50 | +2.80 | 7% | 212 |
| 2018/19 | 52% | 6% | 61% | 19% | 84% | 19% | 77% | 19% | 87% | 87% | 101.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 | -0.90 | +2.60 | +2.10 | 11% | 214 |
| 2017/18 | 83% | 20% | 90% | 57% | 90% | 30% | 90% | 40% | 93% | 97% | 109.0 | 108.0 | 115.0 | +5.50 | +3.90 | +5.50 | 13% | 210 |
| 2016/17 | 92% | 25% | 92% | 58% | 92% | 29% | 92% | 46% | 96% | 92% | 109.0 | 110.0 | 114.0 | +5.30 | +3.80 | +6.40 | 14% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 199 | 27.0 | 16% | 5% | 34% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 210 | 28.4 | 8% | 3% | 36% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 212 | 23.6 | 7% | 3% | 31% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 210 | 23.3 | 9% | 3% | 30% | 7% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 223 | 24.8 | 8% | 4% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 214 | 26.8 | 11% | 1% | 28% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 210 | 22.1 | 13% | 1% | 27% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 201 | 23.7 | 14% | 3% | 29% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.