Foundation school · Wigan

Lowton Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
106421URN

Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

46 applications for 24 places · 51st of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Wigan median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 24 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.9; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.8; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.5; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 3.0; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.3; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.8; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.1; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 2.6; Wigan median median 2.4

This school
Wigan median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	46	1.9	18	0.75
Sep 2025	30	50	1.7	19	0.63
Sep 2024	20	46	2.3	16	0.80
Sep 2023	28	67	2.4	27	0.96
Sep 2022	30	72	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2021	26	72	2.8	20	0.77
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2019	29	74	2.6	27	0.93
Sep 2018	28	83	3.0	27	0.96
Sep 2017	28	63	2.3	24	0.86
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2015	28	60	2.1	22	0.79
Sep 2014	25	65	2.6	15	0.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 72% · Maths 69% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%70th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wigan median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	9%	104	103
2023/24	59%	6%	103	104
2022/23	71%	13%	106	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lowton Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
0.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
0.8 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Gilded Hollins Community School
1.4 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Lowton West Primary School
1.6 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
2.4 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
2.5 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Twiss Green Community Primary School
2.7 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106421 · 359/2039
Capacity: 210 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2AW
Local authority: Wigan

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources