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Lostock Hall Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, Preston PR5 5UR · lostockhallacademy.org · 01772 336293
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 759
- 95% of 800 places
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.7%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 187 families put the school first and 156 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 156 | 187 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 160 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 151 | 171 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 190 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 147 | 146 | 1 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.6, and 46.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.04 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.7 | −1 |
| Sixth form college | 22.1 | −7.3 |
| Further education | 49 | +1.1 |
| Other education | 1.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 10.7 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 November 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Lostock Hall Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (85 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 85
- 12% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (14%) with SEND