Lowton

Name: Lowton
Address: GB

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Explore WA3 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Lowton within WA3; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby: 47
Nearby establishment records: 70
Primary nearby: 36
Secondary nearby: 6

All establishment records

1-20 of 70 · Within 3.1 miles

Lowton West Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2ED, 390 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2PQ, 751 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
Golborne High School
Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3EL, 806 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2PW, 808 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 90% expected standard
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Other independent school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 3-14

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 25 September 2009

Location

WA3 2RD, 904 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3TH, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3LU, 1.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School
Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2AW, 1.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 1EW, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Golborne Community Primary School

Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 30 June 2019

Location

WA3 3NN, 1.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Golborne Community Primary School
Academy converter
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 July 2019

Location

WA3 3NN, 1.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 89% expected standard
Lowton Church of England High School
Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 2012

Location

WA3 1DU, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 47.5
Lowton High School A Specialist Sports College

Foundation school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 December 2011

Location

WA3 1DU, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Gilded Hollins Community School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN7 3PQ, 2.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2006

Location

WN7 4RL, 2.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Leigh St Peter's CofE Junior School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 7-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2010

Location

WN7 4TP, 3.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 2-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2010

Location

WN7 4TP, 3.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)
Special post 16 institution
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 16-25

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 4 April 2013

Location

WN7 4JY, 3.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Rosehill School

Community special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 5-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 1 September 2000

Location

WN4 8XF, 3.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Stubshaw Cross CofE Junior and Infant School

Voluntary controlled school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 1998

Location

WN4 8XF, 3.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published

School establishment records near Lowton
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Lowton West Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2ED390 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PQ751 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
Golborne High School Foundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	WA3 3EL806 m away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
St Luke's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PW808 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 90% expected standard
Green Meadow Independent Primary School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 3-14	Open	Opened 25 September 2009	WA3 2RD904 m away	Not published	Not published
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 3TH1.2 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 3LU1.2 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School Foundation schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2AW1.4 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 1EW1.6 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Golborne Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 30 June 2019	WA3 3NN1.7 km away	Not published	Not published
Golborne Community Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	Opened 1 July 2019	WA3 3NN1.7 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 89% expected standard
Lowton Church of England High School Foundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 January 2012	WA3 1DU2.0 km away	Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 47.5
Lowton High School A Specialist Sports CollegeFoundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 December 2011	WA3 1DU2.0 km away	Not published	Not published
Gilded Hollins Community School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN7 3PQ2.4 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2006	WN7 4RL2.9 km away	Not published	Not published
Leigh St Peter's CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 7-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2010	WN7 4TP3.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Leigh St Peter's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 2-11	Open	Opened 1 September 2010	WN7 4TP3.2 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd) Special post 16 institutionView published school data	Not applicableAges 16-25	Open	Opened 4 April 2013	WN7 4JY3.3 km away	Not published	Not published
Rosehill SchoolCommunity special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 5-16	Closed	Closed 1 September 2000	WN4 8XF3.4 km away	Not published	Not published
Stubshaw Cross CofE Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 1998	WN4 8XF3.4 km away	Not published	Not published

Place details

Place type: Suburban Area
Postcode district: WA3
Country: England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude: 53.47813, -2.57590
Wider geography: North West

Administrative areas

Metropolitan District: Wigan; E08000010

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Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Lowton and whose postcode is in WA3. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lowton West Primary School is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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