Lowton Junior and Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jan 10 2023 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
210 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
57.1%
Girls
42.9%
First language not English
2.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 1%
Other Black 1%
Chinese 1%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.5
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAbove average2.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Lowton Junior and Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
29
16
13
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
31
16
15
Year 5
29
22
7
Year 6
32
15
17
Year 2023-2024

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