Lowton Junior and Infant School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Sutcliffe
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 106421
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942673213
About this school
Lowton Junior and Infant School is a foundation primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lowton Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 59% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 69% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 69% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lowton Junior and Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lowton Junior and Infant School compares
Lowton Junior and Infant School ranked 70th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.8% | 33.7% | 199 | — |
| Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 229 | 0.4 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton | 73% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| Gilded Hollins Community School | 97% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Lowton West Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 428 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.67%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 6.82%
- Persistent absence
- 19.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Gilded Hollins Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Leigh
-
Lowton West Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Lowton Junior and Infant School ranks 53rd of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lowton Junior and Infant School teach?
- Lowton Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Lowton Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Lowton Junior and Infant School is Ms Joanne Sutcliffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lowton Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lowton Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lowton Junior and Infant School?
- Lowton Junior and Infant School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lowton Junior and Infant School full?
- Lowton Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lowton Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Lowton Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lowton Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lowton Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lowton Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lowton Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Lowton Junior and Infant School ranked 70th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lowton Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Lowton Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lowton Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lowton Junior and Infant School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.