Lowton Church of England High School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Wigan
Newton Road, Warrington, WA3 1DU
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
27.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
814
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
850 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
117 of 117 families who put it first got an offer
145
Places offered
338
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 117 | 117 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 147 | 17 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 74 | 4 | ● 5% |
| Total | 338 | 138 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Wigan lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Jane Galbraith
- Address
- Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1DU
- Phone
- 01942767040
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Ward / constituency
- Lowton East · Leigh and Atherton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137783
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
814 pupils · 850 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 850 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.76 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 38.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 153 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 153 | 14% | 42% | 66% | |
| English Language | 153 | 18% | 54% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 143 | 22% | 59% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 126 | 40% | 66% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 121 | 9% | 46% | 68% | |
| Geography | 83 | 19% | 52% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 81 | 41% | 75% | 84% | |
| History | 75 | 29% | 52% | 57% | |
| Physical Education | 37 | 8% | 73% | 78% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 3% | 37% | 57% | |
| Biology | 27 | 59% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 27 | 44% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wigan council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.