Lostock Hall Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire
Todd Lane North, Preston, PR5 5UR
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
17.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
759
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
136 of 160 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
443
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 160 | 136 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 155 | 12 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 127 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 443 | 150 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Julie Butterworth
- Address
- Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5UR
- Phone
- 01772336293
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Lostock Hall · Ribble Valley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137111
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LOSTOCK HALL ACADEMY TRUST
759 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
03 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 782 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.04 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 158 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 158 | 16% | 49% | 74% | |
| English Language | 158 | 23% | 66% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 156 | 27% | 67% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 7% | 33% | 60% | |
| History | 115 | 25% | 54% | 59% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 21% | 68% | 86% | |
| Geography | 45 | 29% | 58% | 73% | |
| Biology | 34 | 32% | 85% | 97% | |
| Physics | 34 | 35% | 88% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 35% | 79% | 97% | |
| Music | 26 | 0% | 50% | 77% | |
| Business | 25 | 0% | 48% | 68% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.