Lowton West Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 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
- 431 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 10.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.0%
White British 84.2%
Chinese 6.7%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 2.8%
Pakistani 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 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 70%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 17%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lowton West Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 59 36 23 |
| Year 1 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 66 40 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 5 | 65 30 35 |
| Year 6 | 62 29 33 |