Lowton West Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2022 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106428
- Address
- Slag Lane, Lowton, WA3 2ED
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 434 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 9.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 85%
Chinese 5.5%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 2.5%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsWell above average3.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
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 West Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 34
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 29 30 |
| Year 1 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 2 | 64 39 25 |
| Year 3 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 4 | 66 30 36 |
| Year 5 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 6 | 66 39 27 |