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Lowton Junior and Infant School

Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2AW

Local ranking58th of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 10 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
56.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
63.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
199
Boys
109 (55%)
Girls
90 (45%)
Capacity
210 (95% full)
SEND
16.1%
FSM Eligible
33.7%
EAL
5.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.0%
SEN Support
12.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,901/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.0%
  • Asian Chinese: 4.5%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%
  • Asian Indian: 0.5%
  • Black African: 0.5%

91.0%

White British

4.5%

Asian Chinese

2.5%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
106421
UKPRN
10077528
Establishment No.
2039

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