Lowton Junior and Infant School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106421
- Address
- Newton Road, Lowton, WA3 2AW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 199 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.3%
- Girls
- 43.7%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 91%
Chinese 4.5%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAbove average2.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lowton Junior and Infant School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 23 12 11 |
| Year 1 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 2 | 27 13 14 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 29 16 13 |
| Year 5 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 6 | 31 23 8 |