Schools in WA3

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.

Inspection ratings

The largest 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

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.