Gilded Hollins Community SchoolLowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Gilded Hollins Community School and Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School are primary schools.
Gilded Hollins Community School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Gilded Hollins Community School is ahead on our composite score.
Gilded Hollins Community School was judged Good and Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 97.0% for Gilded Hollins Community School and 71.0% for Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Gilded Hollins Community School (97.0% in 2022-23, 97.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LeighGilded Hollins Community School | WarringtonLowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 97 in Wigan Stronger figure | 75th of 97 in Wigan | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 212 | 244 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 210 | |
| Location | Leigh, WN7 3PQ | Warrington, WA3 1EW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 97.0% Stronger figure | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 10.0% | 26.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 111.0 Stronger figure | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 212 | 244 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.9% | 15.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | 6.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 9.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 6.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 14.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Gilded Hollins Community School
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Full profiles: Gilded Hollins Community School · Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School