Lowton Junior and Infant School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 11 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
- 16.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.2%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
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 |