Ofsted inspection · 31/03/2023
Overview of St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton · 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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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 | 73% | 3% | 83% | 33% | 77% | 3% | 87% | 27% | 90% | 87% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 11% | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 9% | 84% | 31% | 78% | 16% | 84% | 25% | 84% | 66% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 12% | 216 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 12% | 81% | 38% | 77% | 15% | 88% | 23% | 88% | 77% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 | -0.40 | +0.70 | -1.10 | 10% | 206 |
| 2018/19 | 76% | 10% | 79% | 31% | 93% | 34% | 93% | 34% | 93% | 79% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | -2.30 | +0.70 | -0.60 | 9% | 195 |
| 2017/18 | 90% | 30% | 100% | 50% | 90% | 50% | 93% | 60% | 93% | 90% | 110.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 | +5.20 | +4.20 | +5.80 | 9% | 197 |
| 2016/17 | 93% | 20% | 97% | 23% | 93% | 27% | 97% | 67% | 97% | 97% | 107.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 | +1.90 | +2.30 | +5.90 | 5% | 196 |
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 | 213 | 26.2 | 11% | 10% | 15% | 5% | 12% |
| 2023/24 | 216 | 25.9 | 12% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 206 | 24.7 | 10% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 15% |
| 2021/22 | 199 | 25.1 | 7% | 7% | 12% | 7% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 193 | 24.2 | 4% | 6% | 11% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 195 | 20.7 | 9% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 197 | 22.1 | 9% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 2% |
| 2016/17 | 196 | 22.0 | 5% | 1% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.