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Lostock Hall Academy

Academy · Secondary, ages 11 to 16 · Mixed

Part of LOSTOCK HALL ACADEMY TRUST

Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5UR

01772 336293 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 2 December 2014; confirmed 2022
Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%England 45% · 2024/25
Pupils759Room for 800
First-choice applications per place1.2187 for 156 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 2 December 2014.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Leadership and managementGood

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 3 November 2022: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

GCSEs (key stage 4, age 16), 2024/25

158 pupils in this year group.

46% — 3 points above the Lancashire average, and about the same as the England average.

MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46% 44% 45%
Attainment 8 scoreAverage of each pupil's grades across 8 GCSE-level subjects, with English and maths counted twice. Around 50 means grade 5s on average. 47.6 45.1 46.1
EBacc average point scoreAverage points across the English Baccalaureate subjects: English, maths, sciences, a language and history or geography. 4.0 4.0 4.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths, over time
40% 50% 60% England 2022/23: 45%England 2023/24: 46%England 2024/25: 45% This school 2022/23: 45%This school 2023/24: 47%This school 2024/25: 46% This school England 45% 2022/23 45% 2023/24 47% 2024/25 46%

Progress 8 isn't shown. DfE didn't publish it for 2024/25 because this year group's key stage 2 tests in 2020 were cancelled, and older progress scores aren't comparable.

Source: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

96 pupils in this year group.

91% — about the same as the Lancashire average, and about the same as the England average.

Where pupils went after Year 11
This school 30%46%
England 34%13%37%
MeasureThis schoolLancashireEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 91% 90% 92%
School sixth form 0% 12% 34%
Sixth form college 30% 20% 13%
Further education college 46% 48% 37%
Apprenticeship 9% 5% 3%
Work 4% 4% 3%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
94%91%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Lancashire. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about 1 first-choice applications for every place.

Places offered156
Families who put it first187
Of those, offered a place151 (81%)
Families who listed it at all442

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 1.1 · 2025: 1.1 · 2026: 1.2

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Lancashire

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolLancashireEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 18.1% 26.4%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan
 2.1% 2.5%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support
 12.9% 13.2%* 13.4%
English as an additional language
 2.2% 12.2%* 19.2%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 7.2% 8.3%* 8.4%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 17.5% 22.8%* 23.4%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 5.8 21.6 21.2
Pupils suspended at least once
 4.0% 8.1% 7.3%
Pupils permanently excluded1 pupil 0.13% 0.53% 0.23%
Pupils per teacher
 17.8 16.7 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 12.6 11.6 11.8
Teachers who left during the year
 16.1% 12.5%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Lostock Hall Academy's Ofsted rating?

Lostock Hall Academy was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 2 December 2014. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 3 November 2022, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

How did Lostock Hall Academy do in its GCSEs?

In 2024/25, 46% of pupils grade 5 or above in English and maths, about the same as the England average of 45%.

Is Lostock Hall Academy oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 187 families put Lostock Hall Academy as their first choice for 156 places: about 1 first-choice applications for every place. 151 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.