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Schools in WA3

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

Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Population
64,579 (2024)
Schools

Schools in WA3

30 schools in WA3: 21 primary, 6 secondary and 3 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 29 that publish a capacity are 94% full overall, and 11 have more pupils than places.

Schools
30
in WA3
Good or better
100%
Of 27 with an Ofsted grade
How full
94%
Well used: 11,150 pupils for 11,854 places
Over capacity
11
More pupils than places, of 29 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

WA3
83%
  • Excellent6.7%
  • Good83.3%
  • Not rated10%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • St Mary's Catholic High School
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,537 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    4.3 miles · April 2019
  • Culcheth High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,164 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · November 2022
  • Golborne High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,144 pupils · 106% full
    Excellent
    2.3 miles · January 2023
  • Birchwood Community High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 875 pupils · 83% full
    Good
    2.9 miles · October 2018
  • Irlam and Cadishead Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 844 pupils · 80% full
    Good
    4.9 miles · February 2024
  • Lowton Church of England High School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 814 pupils · 96% full
    Good
    1.3 miles · March 2023
  • Lowton West Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 428 pupils · 102% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · November 2022
  • Locking Stumps Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 376 pupils · 90% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · February 2022
  • Golborne Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 373 pupils · 108% full
    Good
    2.6 miles · February 2023
  • Croft Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 253 pupils · 120% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · July 2023
  • All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 250 pupils · 119% full
    Excellent
    2.3 miles · January 2019
  • St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 236 pupils · 116% full
    Good
    5.0 miles · January 2023
  • Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 109% full
    Good
    1.4 miles · October 2019
  • St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 216 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · February 2020
  • Culcheth Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 216 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    1.6 miles · May 2023
  • St Luke's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 212 pupils · 107% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · January 2023
  • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 212 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    1.4 miles · March 2023
  • Gorse Covert Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 212 pupils · 88% full
    Good
    2.7 miles · June 2023
  • Gilded Hollins Community School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    1.5 miles · July 2023
  • Newchurch Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    1.2 miles · November 2019
  • Twiss Green Community Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 203 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1 mile · November 2023
  • Lowton Junior and Infant School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 199 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    1.1 miles · June 2012
  • St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 187 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    3.9 miles · February 2026
  • Birchwood CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 157 pupils · 69% full
    Good
    2.9 miles · January 2020
  • St Helen's Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 131 pupils · 94% full
    Good
    4.7 miles · December 2022
  • Glazebury Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 123 pupils · 88% full
    Good
    2.3 miles · September 2023
  • St Lewis Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 102 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · October 2023
  • Birchwood School
    Other · ages 5–19 · Independent · 35 pupils · 44% full
    Not rated
    3.0 miles
  • Green Meadow Independent Primary School
    Other · ages 3–14 · Independent · 9 pupils · 5% full
    Not rated
    1.4 miles
  • Ascent Autism Specialist College
    Other · ages 16–25
    Not rated
    4.1 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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