Voluntary aided school · Wigan

Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

3–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106486URN

Newton Road, Lowton, Lowton St Mary's Ce Primary School, WARRINGTON, WA3 1EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

2.4per place

0.5 above Wigan median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wigan

73 applications for 30 places · 27th of 96 in Wigan

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 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

Inspection history

14 January 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Wigan median (1.9) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Wigan median median 1.9
2025 3.2; Wigan median median 1.9
2024 2.8; Wigan median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Wigan median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Wigan median median 2.0
2020 2.1; Wigan median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Wigan median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Wigan median median 2.2
2017 2.7; Wigan median median 2.3
2016 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2015 2.5; Wigan median median 2.3
2014 3.0; Wigan median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Wigan median in 12 of 13 years.

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	30	73	2.4	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	95	3.2	45	1.50
Sep 2024	30	83	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2023	30	79	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	26	0.87
Sep 2021	30	71	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	66	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2018	21	45	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2017	23	63	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2016	30	74	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	76	2.5	25	0.83
Sep 2014	30	90	3.0	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 84% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%35th of 97 in Wigan

Wigan 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wigan 77% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Wigan 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Wigan 76% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Wigan 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Wigan 80% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Wigan 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	71%	26%	108	108
2023/24	64%	6%	104	102
2022/23	57%	7%	106	102

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 St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School
0.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Gilded Hollins Community School
0.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
1.3 km · Wigan

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Lowton West Primary School
1.9 km · Wigan

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Wigan

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Twiss Green Community Primary School
2.7 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
2.8 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106486 · 359/3378
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Newton Road, Lowton, Lowton St Mary's Ce Primary School, WARRINGTON, WA3 1EW
Local authority: Wigan

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