Schools and education

WA3 3BF: 44 open schools within 5 km. Browse establishment records, phases and source details. Not catchment boundaries.

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Open schools nearby: 44
Nearby establishment records: 76
Primary nearby: 30
Secondary nearby: 6

All establishment records

1-20 of 76 · Within 3.1 miles

St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3TH, 277 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
Golborne High School
Foundation school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3EL, 470 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 3LU, 591 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 68% 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, 676 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Golborne Community Primary School
Academy converter
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 July 2019

Location

WA3 3NN, 676 m away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 89% 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, 1.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
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, 1.8 km 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
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WA3 2PQ, 1.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 73% 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, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 3-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN4 8SJ, 2.2 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
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, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Stubshaw Cross CofE Junior and Infant School

Voluntary controlled school
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Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Closed

Dates

Closed 31 August 1998

Location

WN4 8XF, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
Willow Grove Primary School
Community special school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 5-11

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 August 2000

Location

WN4 8XF, 2.3 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 0% 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, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school
View published school data

Phase and ages

Primary, ages 4-11

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN4 8PQ, 2.6 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 59% expected standard
The Gerard Pupil Referral Unit

Pupil referral unit
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Phase and ages

Not applicable, ages 13-16

Status

Closed

Dates

Opened 1 September 2002 · Closed 13 November 2008

Location

WN4 8PD, 2.7 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
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, 2.8 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not published

DfE performance

Not published
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, 2.9 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Hope Academy
Academy sponsor led
View published school data

Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

Opened 1 September 2011

Location

WA12 0AQ, 3.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

Not judged

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.8
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Voluntary aided school
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Phase and ages

Secondary, ages 11-16

Status

Open

Dates

-

Location

WN4 9PF, 3.0 km away

Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good

DfE performance

KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 49.1

School establishment records near WA3 3BF
Establishment	Phase and ages	Status	Dates	Location	Ofsted	DfE performance
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 3TH277 m away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 67% expected standard
Golborne High School Foundation schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	WA3 3EL470 m away	Outstanding	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.1
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 3LU591 m away	Standards maintained	KS2 2024/25: 68% expected standard
Golborne Community Primary SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Closed	Closed 30 June 2019	WA3 3NN676 m away	Not published	Not published
Golborne Community Primary School Academy converterView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	Opened 1 July 2019	WA3 3NN676 m away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 89% expected standard
Lowton West Primary School Community schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2ED1.0 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2PW1.8 km 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 2PQ1.9 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
Green Meadow Independent Primary School Other independent schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 3-14	Open	Opened 25 September 2009	WA3 2RD2.2 km away	Not published	Not published
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WN4 8SJ2.2 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 63% expected standard
Rosehill SchoolCommunity special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 5-16	Closed	Closed 1 September 2000	WN4 8XF2.3 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 8XF2.3 km away	Not published	Not published
Willow Grove Primary School Community special schoolView published school data	Not applicableAges 5-11	Open	Opened 1 August 2000	WN4 8XF2.3 km away	Good	KS2 2024/25: 0% expected standard
Lowton Junior and Infant School Foundation schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WA3 2AW2.6 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 56% expected standard
St Thomas CofE Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 4-11	Open	-	WN4 8PQ2.6 km away	School remains Good	KS2 2024/25: 59% expected standard
The Gerard Pupil Referral UnitPupil referral unitView published school data	Not applicableAges 13-16	Closed	Opened 1 September 2002 · Closed 13 November 2008	WN4 8PD2.7 km away	Not published	Not published
Newton-le-Willows Community High SchoolCommunity schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Closed	Closed 31 August 2011	WA12 0AQ2.8 km away	Not published	Not published
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	PrimaryAges 3-11	Open	-	WA3 1EW2.9 km away	Not judged	KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard
Hope Academy Academy sponsor ledView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	Opened 1 September 2011	WA12 0AQ3.0 km away	Not judged	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 43.8
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Voluntary aided schoolView published school data	SecondaryAges 11-16	Open	-	WN4 9PF3.0 km away	School remains Good	KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 49.1

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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