Schools near WA3 1BG
Primary and secondary schools serving WA3 1BG, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Lowton Common
- Council
- Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
Schools near WA3 1BG
6 schools within 1 mile of WA3 1BG: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 89% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Good83.3%
- Not rated16.7%
The nearest schools
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% fullGood0.5 miles · October 2019
- Green Meadow Independent Primary SchoolOther · ages 3–14 · Independent · 9 pupils · 5% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- Lowton Church of England High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 814 pupils · 96% fullGood0.7 miles · March 2023
- Lowton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 199 pupils · 95% fullGood0.8 miles · June 2012
- Gilded Hollins Community SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · 100% fullGood0.8 miles · July 2023
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LowtonPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 212 pupils · 101% fullGood1 mile · March 2023
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.