Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2022
Overview of Lowton West Primary 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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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 | 63% | 10% | 71% | 19% | 76% | 27% | 82% | 23% | 81% | 74% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 431 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 17% | 88% | 39% | 73% | 18% | 89% | 42% | 85% | 85% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 434 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 17% | 84% | 25% | 83% | 21% | 90% | 40% | 89% | 89% | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | +0.70 | +2.40 | +3.60 | 18% | 425 |
| 2018/19 | 72% | 9% | 79% | 28% | 83% | 28% | 86% | 28% | 88% | 79% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | +0.30 | +1.00 | +0.80 | 14% | 420 |
| 2017/18 | 66% | 10% | 74% | 20% | 80% | 20% | 84% | 34% | 80% | 90% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | -2.50 | -1.40 | +0.40 | 14% | 418 |
| 2016/17 | 62% | 7% | 71% | 22% | 71% | 12% | 74% | 36% | 93% | 83% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | -1.00 | -2.30 | +0.40 | 13% | 408 |
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 | 431 | 25.7 | 21% | 10% | 18% | 4% | 9% |
| 2023/24 | 434 | 25.9 | 19% | 9% | 19% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 425 | 25.4 | 18% | 7% | 17% | 5% | 11% |
| 2021/22 | 418 | 23.8 | 17% | 3% | 20% | 6% | 15% |
| 2020/21 | 412 | 26.6 | 15% | 4% | 16% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 420 | 26.4 | 14% | 4% | 15% | 3% | 4% |
| 2017/18 | 418 | 23.1 | 14% | 4% | 15% | 4% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 408 | 21.8 | 13% | 2% | 15% | 3% | 3% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.