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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton

Wigan, WA3 2PQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
23 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#3,554
of 13,686 nationally

About St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School in Lowton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The school's most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 72 per cent. That figure sits comfortably above the Wigan local authority average of 65 per cent, placing the school 31st out of 98 primary schools in the borough and within the top 50 per cent nationally. In the 2023/24 academic year, individual subject results were strongest in reading and maths, where 84 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in each, while writing reached 78 per cent. At the higher standard, reading led with 31 per cent, followed by maths at 25 per cent and writing at 16 per cent. The school's average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 106 in maths, both above the national benchmark of 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressCranham Avenue, Warrington, Wigan, WA3 2PQ
HeadteacherS Leck
Local AuthorityWigan
Number of Pupils213
Free School Meals (FSM)14.1%
School Capacity213 / 210 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

31 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (31 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Feb 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Music RoomsForest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundDining HallICT SuiteGymnasiumArt StudiosSports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

RoundersGymnasticsDanceCross CountryNetballTennis

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDramaCodingChessArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:55

After-school care

15:15-16:30

Source: lowtonstcatherines.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.