Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106486
- Address
- Newton Road, Lowton, Lowton St Mary's Ce Primary School, WA3 1EW
- Website
- lowtonstmarysceprimary.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 244 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 1.6% |
| Other White | 2% |
| Mixed | 3.2% |
| Chinese | 3.3% |
| White British | 88.1% |
| Other Asian | 1.2% |
| Other | 0.4% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsWell below average-3.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 71% |
| Local authority average | 66% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 26% |
| Local authority average | 10% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 4 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 4 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 6 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 16 13 |
| Year 1 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 31 20 11 |
| Year 4 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 5 | 32 17 15 |
| Year 6 | 31 15 16 |