St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Warrington, Wigan
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wigan Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton is a primary school in Warrington, Wigan for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 March 2023. Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as also happened at 52 of the 98 other Wigan primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Before 2026, Reception places ran out, with a last distance published, in 5 of the 15 earlier years.
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wigan.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 2PQ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are curious and keen learners.”
- “They share their thoughts and ideas articulately.”
- “Pupils enjoy taking part in discussions and learning about the world around them.”
To improve
- “This approach is not replicated in some other subjects.”
- “As a result, teachers do not focus closely enough on the essential knowledge that pupils must acquire.”
- “At times, the content that should be taught in these subjects is overshadowed by other curriculum activities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lowton Junior and Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lowton West Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Golborne Community Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gilded Hollins Community School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published