Lowton Junior and Infant School

State-Funded School

lowton-junior-and-infant-school-wigan-north-west

North WestRegion

WiganLocal Authority

Leigh and AthertonConstituency

WA3 2AWPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Lowton Junior and Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wigan, North West.

It currently serves 199 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

199

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 199
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
8 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement
11 Jul 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.