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Schools in WA3 1

The schools families in WA3 1 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Wigan
Region
North West
Population
17,443 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WA3 1

8 schools in WA3 1: 5 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 96% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.

Schools
8
in WA3 1
Good or better
100%
Of 7 with an Ofsted grade
How full
96%
Nearly full: 3,244 pupils for 3,383 places
Over capacity
4
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

WA3 1
12%
75%
12%
  • Excellent12.5%
  • Good75%
  • Not rated12.5%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Golborne High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,144 pupils · 106% full
    Excellent
    1.2 miles · January 2023
  • Lowton Church of England High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 814 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2023
  • Lowton West Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 428 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · November 2022
  • Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · October 2019
  • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 212 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · March 2023
  • Gilded Hollins Community School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · July 2023
  • Lowton Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 199 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.2 miles · June 2012
  • Green Meadow Independent Primary School
    Other · ages 3–14 · Independent · 9 pupils · 5% full
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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