Lowton Church of England High School

State-Funded School

lowton-church-of-england-high-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

WA3 1DUPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lowton Church of England High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wigan, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 814 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.05

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

814

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 814
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
25 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 Sept 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.