Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 30 2019 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
- 247 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 89.1%
Chinese 3.6%
Other White 2%
Mixed 2%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Indian 0.4%
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
School 57%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
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 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 21
- 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 | 30.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 1 4 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 9 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 15 13 |
| Year 1 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 2 | 31 20 11 |
| Year 3 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 4 | 33 17 16 |
| Year 5 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 6 | 33 13 20 |