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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1EW

Local ranking75th of 97 primary schools in Wigan
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 14 January 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)
71.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
26.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
77.0%
Maths (Expected)
84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
74.0%
Reading avg scaled score
108.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
244
Boys
127 (52%)
Girls
117 (48%)
Capacity
210 (116% full)
SEND
15.2%
FSM Eligible
15.2%
EAL
6.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.2%
SEN Support
9.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Budget per Pupil
£6,248/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has 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: 88.1%
  • Asian Chinese: 3.3%
  • White Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%
  • Black African: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
  • Asian Other: 1.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%

88.1%

White British

3.3%

Asian Chinese

2.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
106486
UKPRN
10075971
Establishment No.
3378