Schools in WA3 postcode district

Schools in postcode district WA3. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider WA3 area.

Covers: Birchwood, Croft, Culcheth, Glazebury, Golborne, Hollinfare, Lowton, and Rixton-with-glazebrook

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of WA3. The list starts at 3 miles โ€” you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

Neighbourhood & area context

Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district WA3 (schools and local averages on this page), and Warrington (wider council census and crime โ€” background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district WA3 and Warrington.

District area rating (WA3)Good

Postcode district WA3

Schools and figures for this postcode district โ€” the same WA3 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).

Schools in district
22 (18 primary, 4 secondary)
Average attendance
96.4%
Average free school meals
22.7%
Average SEN
16.2%
Average EAL
8.5%
Deprivation around local schools
Slightly less deprived than average for England
Average house price
ยฃ251,903 (+6% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Gigabit available (91%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)
Green space
Good โ€“ parks and playing fields within walking distance
Council tax
Typical band Bโ€“C

Wider area: Warrington

Census and crime for Warrington. Useful context for the borough or council โ€” not broken down to your village or street.

Population
210,969
Households
85,926
Aged under 18
20.4%
Aged 16โ€“64 (approx.)
60.6%
Aged 65+
19.0%
Ethnicity
White 94%, Asian 3%, Mixed 2%
Crimes (estimated)
16,941
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
80.3

About these figures: School data mostly from 2024โ€“25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Warrington. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 22 schools in postcode district WA3 (21 within your 3 mile list filter โ€” others are faded). Numbered circles group nearby schools โ€” click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.

How far from the WA3 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in WA3 are included โ€” we measure the straight-line distance from WA3 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

Show schools within:

3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every WA3 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only โ€” not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.

Schools (within 3 miles of WA3 centre)

Sorted by distance from WA3 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of WA3. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.

  • St Lewis Catholic Primary School

    Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington WA3 7BD

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range3โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“3 Dec 2023School remains Good
    View school on Ofsted
    0.8 miles from WA3 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    103
    Free school meals
    12.5%
    SEN
    15.5%
    EAL
    6.8%
    Attendance
    96.8%
    Persistent absence
    3.4%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    80% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Twiss Green Community Primary School

    Twiss Green Lane, Culcheth, Warrington WA3 4DQ

    TypeCommunity school
    Age range3โ€“11
    0.8 miles from WA3 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    209
    Free school meals
    11%
    SEN
    10%
    EAL
    2.4%
    Attendance
    97.7%
    Persistent absence
    2.7%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    84% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Newchurch Community Primary School

    Glebeland, Culcheth, Warrington WA3 4DX

    TypeCommunity school
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged11 Nov 2024School remains Good
    View school on Ofsted
    1 miles from WA3 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    201
    Free school meals
    22.9%
    SEN
    19.4%
    EAL
    5%
    Attendance
    97.3%
    Persistent absence
    4.8%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    75% met expected standard (KS2)
    Visit school website
  • Croft Primary School

    Mustard Lane, Croft, Warrington WA3 7DG

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustONE COMMUNITY TRUST
    Age range2โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“24 Sept 2023School remains Good
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    1.1 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    213
    Free school meals
    8.5%
    SEN
    17.4%
    EAL
    1.9%
    Attendance
    97.8%
    Persistent absence
    2.8%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    71% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Lowton Junior and Infant School

    Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2AW

    TypeFoundation school
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged13 Jul 2025
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    1.3 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    199
    Free school meals
    33.7%
    SEN
    16.1%
    EAL
    5%
    Attendance
    96%
    Persistent absence
    10.3%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    78% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Culcheth Community Primary School

    Warrington Road, Culcheth, Warrington WA3 5HH

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustONE COMMUNITY TRUST
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“6 Jul 2023School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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    1.4 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    218
    Free school meals
    18.8%
    SEN
    9.2%
    EAL
    6.9%
    Attendance
    95%
    Persistent absence
    10.1%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    79% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School

    Newton Road, Lowton, WARRINGTON WA3 1EW

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range3โ€“11
    OfstedNot judged11 Feb 2025School remains Good
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    1.4 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    244
    Free school meals
    13.9%
    SEN
    15.2%
    EAL
    6.6%
    Attendance
    96.1%
    Persistent absence
    11.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    57% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton

    Cranham Avenue, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2PQ

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“23 May 2023School remains Good
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    1.6 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    213
    Free school meals
    14.1%
    SEN
    10.8%
    EAL
    10.3%
    Attendance
    97%
    Persistent absence
    5.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    73% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Church Lane, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2PW

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“20 Mar 2023School remains Good
    View school on Ofsted
    1.6 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    211
    Free school meals
    6.6%
    SEN
    11.8%
    EAL
    3.3%
    Attendance
    96.7%
    Persistent absence
    3.9%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    88% met expected standard (KS2)
    Visit school website
  • Lowton West Primary School

    Slag Lane, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2ED

    TypeCommunity school
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“15 Jan 2023School remains Good
    View school on Ofsted
    2.1 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    431
    Free school meals
    17.2%
    SEN
    21.1%
    EAL
    10.4%
    Attendance
    97.1%
    Persistent absence
    3.3%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    84% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Glazebury Church of England Primary School

    Warrington Road, Glazebury, Warrington WA3 5LZ

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustLIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
    Age range2โ€“11
    2.2 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    120
    Free school meals
    15.4%
    SEN
    21.7%
    EAL
    4.2%
    Attendance
    96.3%
    Persistent absence
    6.6%
    Admissions
    About average
    Attainment
    69% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Locking Stumps Community Primary School

    Glover Road, Birchwood, Warrington WA3 7PH

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustONE COMMUNITY TRUST
    Age range4โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“31 Mar 2022School remains Good
    View school on Ofsted
    2.3 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    400
    Free school meals
    36%
    SEN
    22.5%
    EAL
    11.3%
    Attendance
    95.3%
    Persistent absence
    11.5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    74% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan

    Hazel Grove, Golborne, Warrington WA3 3LU

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range3โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“22 May 2025Standards maintained
    View school on Ofsted
    2.5 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    247
    Free school meals
    23.9%
    SEN
    21.1%
    EAL
    14.2%
    Attendance
    96.9%
    Persistent absence
    3.4%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    67% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Gorse Covert Primary School

    Gorse Covert Road, Birchwood, Warrington WA3 6TS

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustONE COMMUNITY TRUST
    Age range4โ€“11
    2.5 miles from WA3 centre Cycling distance Park & stride
    Pupils
    211
    Free school meals
    20.4%
    SEN
    15.6%
    SEN provision
    SEN unit
    EAL
    12.3%
    Attendance
    98.1%
    Persistent absence
    4.2%
    Admissions
    About average
    Attainment
    85% met expected standard (KS2)
    Visit school website
  • St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School

    Church Street, Golborne, Warrington WA3 3TH

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedGood7 May 2025Standards maintained
    View school on Ofsted
    2.6 miles from WA3 centre Park & stride
    Pupils
    213
    Free school meals
    32.4%
    SEN
    17.4%
    EAL
    9.9%
    Attendance
    96.1%
    Persistent absence
    7.9%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    48% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Golborne Community Primary School

    Talbot Street, Golborne, Warrington WA3 3NN

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustMOSAIC LEARNING TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    2.8 miles from WA3 centre Park & stride
    Pupils
    361
    Free school meals
    32.4%
    SEN
    11.9%
    EAL
    21.1%
    Attendance
    97.3%
    Persistent absence
    5%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    87% met expected standard (KS2)
    Visit school website
  • Birchwood CofE Primary School

    The Mount, Admirals Road, Warrington WA3 6QG

    TypeVoluntary aided school
    Age range4โ€“11
    OfstedGood12 Mar 2025Standards maintained
    View school on Ofsted
    2.8 miles from WA3 centre Park & stride
    Pupils
    149
    Free school meals
    53%
    SEN
    14.8%
    EAL
    22.1%
    Attendance
    95%
    Persistent absence
    15.3%
    Admissions
    Often has places
    Attainment
    45% met expected standard (KS2)
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Guide to school and area statistics

A short key for the statistics shown on this page for WA3. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.

School type
How the school is run โ€” for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll โ€” for example 4โ€“11 for primary, or 11โ€“18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the schoolโ€™s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1โ€“2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
SEN provision
Extra on-site support such as a resourced provision or SEN unit.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places โ€” oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each schoolโ€™s headline to others of the same phase on this page โ€” above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the two blocks above โ€” postcode district first, then the wider council area.

Area rating (stars)
A simple 1โ€“5 guide from deprivation around schools here โ€” not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1โ€“10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them โ€” street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary โ€” check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability โ€” check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area โ€” your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area โ€” not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list โ€” 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.