Lowton Church of England High School

Foundation school·Secondary school Warrington, Wigan·WA3 1DU
Composite score
59.4
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#1,271
National rank
#149
In North West
#6
In Wigan
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
47.5
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
39%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
63%
% EBacc grade 5+
12%
EBacc average points score
4.05

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
130 first choices, 146 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
376
any preference, for 146 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.08
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7020220.8820230.9420240.8120250.892026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Lowton Church of England High School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
819
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
27.8%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
8.2%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
26.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.6
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,756
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
91%
138 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
83%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Lowton Church of England High School

Lowton Church of England High School is a secondary school in Warrington, Wigan, classified by the DfE as a foundation school with a Church of England religious character. Around 819 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 47.5 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.6 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of secondary schools nationally.

39% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 63% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Lowton Church of England High School their first choice was offered one of its 146 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.1%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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