# Lowton Church of England High School

Lowton Church of England High School is a secondary school in Wigan, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 814 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137783. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Foundation school
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 814
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 137783

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Lowton Church of England High School was 49.2, against 45.1 in Wigan and 46.2 in England.
39.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 45.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39.6% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.8% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 159 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowton-st-marys-cofe-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e106486): 370 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gilded Hollins Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilded-hollins-community-school-e106431): 520 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lowton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lowton-junior-and-infant-school-e106421): 920 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Green Meadow Independent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-meadow-independent-primary-school-e135998): 1.1 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-catholic-primary-school-lowton-e106507): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Expanse Learning (Expanse Group Ltd)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/expanse-learning-expanse-group-ltd-e141738): 1.9 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137783)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137783)

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