Schools and education

WA3 2QS: 43 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 43
Nearby establishment records: 68
Primary nearby: 31
Secondary nearby: 6

All establishment records

1-20 of 68 · Within 3.1 miles

St Luke's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2PW, 196 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 90% 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, 391 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
Lowton West Primary School
Community school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2ED, 905 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 63% 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, 967 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Lowton Junior and Infant School
Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2AW, 1.1 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 56% 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, 1.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

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, 1.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
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
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, 1.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% 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
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, 2.0 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, 2.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 89% expected standard
Lowton High School A Specialist Sports College

Foundation school
View published school data

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, 2.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Newton Bank Preparatory School

Other independent school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 2-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 9 April 1958 · Closed 31 August 2011

Location

WA12 9SN, 3.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Mill House School

Community special school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 11-19

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 1 September 1996

Location

WA12 8BG, 3.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

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

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA12 9UR, 3.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 7BD, 3.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 40% expected standard
Newton-le-Willows Community High School

Community school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 2011

Location

WA12 0AQ, 3.4 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, 3.5 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard

School establishment records near WA3 2QS
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
St Luke's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PW196 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 90% expected standard
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PQ391 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
Lowton West Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2ED905 m away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
Green Meadow Independent Primary School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 3-14	Open	Opened 25 September 2009	WA3 2RD967 m away	Not published	Not published
Lowton Junior and Infant School Foundation schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2AW1.1 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 3LU1.5 km away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Golborne High School Foundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	WA3 3EL1.6 km away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
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
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 3TH1.7 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 67% 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
Golborne Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 30 June 2019	WA3 3NN2.0 km away	Not published	Not published
Golborne Community Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	Opened 1 July 2019	WA3 3NN2.0 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 89% expected standard
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 3PQ2.5 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 97% expected standard
Newton Bank Preparatory SchoolOther independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 2-11	Closed	Opened 9 April 1958 · Closed 31 August 2011	WA12 9SN3.2 km away	Not published	Not published
Mill House SchoolCommunity special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 11-19	Closed	Closed 1 September 1996	WA12 8BG3.2 km away	Not published	Not published
St Peter's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA12 9UR3.3 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard
St Lewis Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 7BD3.3 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 40% expected standard
Newton-le-Willows Community High SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 August 2011	WA12 0AQ3.4 km away	Not published	Not published
Twiss Green Community Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 4DQ3.5 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Luke's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 196 m.

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