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Lostock Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Glengarth Drive, Lostock, Bolton BL6 4PS · lostock.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 333733
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 213
- 3 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.6%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 71% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 46 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 70% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 29% the higher standard. Across Bolton it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲29% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105174)
Ofsted
Lostock Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105174)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105174), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105174)
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105174)
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105174)
Nov 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105174)