Schools and education

WA3 1AL: 39 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 39
Nearby establishment records: 54
Primary nearby: 31
Secondary nearby: 5

All establishment records

1-20 of 54 · Within 3.1 miles

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, 337 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Lowton Church of England High School
Foundation school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 January 2012

Location

WA3 1DU, 342 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 47.5
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 1EW, 355 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 71% 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, 630 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
Gilded Hollins Community School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN7 3PQ, 850 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Green Meadow Independent Primary School
Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 3-14

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 25 September 2009

Location

WA3 2RD, 957 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
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, 1.4 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
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, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 90% expected standard
Lowton West Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2ED, 2.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)
Special post 16 institution
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 16-25

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 4 April 2013

Location

WN7 4JY, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Twiss Green Community Primary School
Community school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 4DQ, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Golborne High School
Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3EL, 2.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
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, 2.8 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, 2.9 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, 2.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
The Holden School
Other independent special school
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 4-18

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 2 September 2019

Location

WN7 4SB, 2.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 2.3
St Peter's CofE Infant School

Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-7

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2010

Location

WN7 4SB, 2.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN7 4HB, 3.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 43% 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, 3.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
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, 3.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

School establishment records near WA3 1AL
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
Lowton High School A Specialist Sports CollegeFoundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 December 2011	WA3 1DU337 m away	Not published	Not published
Lowton Church of England High School Foundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 January 2012	WA3 1DU342 m away	Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 47.5
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 1EW355 m away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School Foundation schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2AW630 m away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
Gilded Hollins Community School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN7 3PQ850 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Green Meadow Independent Primary School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 3-14	Open	Opened 25 September 2009	WA3 2RD957 m away	Not published	Not published
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PQ1.4 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PW1.6 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 90% expected standard
Lowton West Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2ED2.1 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd) Special post 16 institutionView published school data	Not applicableAges 16-25	Open	Opened 4 April 2013	WN7 4JY2.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Twiss Green Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 4DQ2.3 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Golborne High School Foundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	WA3 3EL2.7 km away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Closed	Closed 31 August 2006	WN7 4RL2.8 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 4TP2.9 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 4TP2.9 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 60% expected standard
The Holden School Other independent special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 4-18	Open	Opened 2 September 2019	WN7 4SB2.9 km away	Not published	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 2.3
St Peter's CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-7	Closed	Closed 31 August 2010	WN7 4SB2.9 km away	Not published	Not published
Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN7 4HB3.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 43% expected standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 3LU3.0 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 3TH3.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lowton Church of England High School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.