St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 30 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
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106507
- Address
- Cranham Avenue, Lowton, WA3 2PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 213 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.4%
White British 79.3%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 3.7%
African 2.8%
Chinese 2.3%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 18 11 |
| Year 1 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 2 | 30 20 10 |
| Year 3 | 32 15 17 |
| Year 4 | 29 9 20 |
| Year 5 | 33 18 15 |
| Year 6 | 31 16 15 |