Lowton West Primary School
Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nina Gould
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 106428
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942724865
About this school
Lowton West Primary School is a community primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lowton West Primary 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 66 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 17% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 88% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 89% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 85% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 West Primary 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 | 78% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 425 |
| 2023/24 | 434 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lowton West Primary School compares
Lowton West Primary School ranked 54th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 428 | — |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton | 73% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | 68% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 250 | 0.5 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School | 67% | 6.3% | 32.4% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Golborne Community Primary School | 89% | 6.3% | 34.9% | 373 | 0.8 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)
- 17.87%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 8.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Golborne Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Lowton West Primary School ranks 45th 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 West Primary School teach?
- Lowton West Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Lowton West Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lowton West Primary School is Mrs Nina Gould, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lowton West Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lowton West Primary 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 West Primary School?
- Lowton West Primary School has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lowton West Primary School full?
- Lowton West Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 428 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lowton West Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lowton West Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lowton West Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lowton West Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lowton West Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 West Primary School compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Lowton West Primary School ranked 54th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 West Primary School's absence rate?
- Lowton West Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lowton West Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lowton West Primary 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.