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Lowton West Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2ED · lowtonwest.wigan.sch.uk · 01942 724865

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wigan 66%, England 62%
Last distance offered
1.92 mi
3.09 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 3 · Wigan Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
428
8 over 420 places · 102%
Local authority
Wigan
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
14.3%
First language not English
10.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 3” went to a home 1.92 mi (3.09 km) from the school. Source: Wigan Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 51 (Places 59)51September 2023: 54 (Places 60)54September 2024: 61 (Places 60)61September 2025: 60 (Places 60)60September 2026: 52 (Places 60)52Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660520.996%
September 2025Sept 20256060183%
September 2024Sept 202460611▲80%
September 2023Sept 202360540.998%
September 2022Sept 202259510.9100%

Last distance offered

Reception – Criterion 3Distance
September 20261.92 mi3.09 km

Results

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Wigan it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 58% (England 53%)58%2016/17: 62% (England 61%)62%2017/18: 66% (England 64%)66%2018/19: 72% (England 65%)72%2022/23: 78% (England 60%)78%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 63% (England 62%)63%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●63%62%
●10%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
●105105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Lowton West Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
15 Nov 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2007Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
96%
Replies
70
17% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲99% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲93% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲91% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲81% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 27% who had a child bullied

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