St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Leck
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 106507
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942671528
About this school
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 March 2023, 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 | 26 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 72% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 84% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 84% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 66% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton 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 | 73% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton compares
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton ranked 31st of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.2% | 14.6% | 212 | — |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 90% | 3.8% | 6.6% | 212 | 0.1 miles |
| Lowton Junior and Infant School | 56% | 6.8% | 33.7% | 199 | 0.5 miles |
| Lowton West Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 17.9% | 428 | 0.5 miles |
| Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 229 | 0.8 miles |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan | 68% | 4.9% | 25.2% | 250 | 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)
- 14.55%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 11.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Lowton Junior and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Lowton West Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
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All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton ranks 30th 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 year groups does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton teach?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton?
- The headteacher of St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton is Mrs S Leck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton full?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton has capacity for 210 pupils and 212 on roll (101%), 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 St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton a faith school?
- Yes. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton rank locally?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton ranked 31st of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton's absence rate?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton'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.