Lostock Hall Community Primary School

Lostock Hall Community Primary School is performing well and has been rated as good overall in all inspected areas. The school has a strong commitment to providing a positive educational environment, where pupils feel happy and supported. High expectations for behavior contribute to a conducive learning atmosphere, and the school has a solid framework for delivering a quality education. Notably, the school caters effectively to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring they achieve well. Given that this is the first routine inspection since the pandemic, it demonstrates the school's resilience and adaptability in maintaining educational standards.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high levels of happiness and engagement.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND enables good academic progress.
• Teachers generally use previous learning information to address knowledge gaps.
• A wide range of extracurricular clubs enriches pupil experiences.
• Strong emphasis on phonics helps many pupils become fluent readers.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clear curriculum direction, resulting in knowledge gaps.
• A few teachers do not possess adequate subject knowledge to teach the curriculum effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lostock Hall Community Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Lostock Hall Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lostock Hall Community Primary School had 26.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.6% of pupils at Lostock Hall Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lostock Hall Community Primary School received £6,425 and spent £6,526 for each of its 422 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £166,000 (£392 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Preston · Lancashire local authority: places and applications

Lostock Hall Community Primary School is part of Axia Learning Alliance, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School Preston
• Longton Primary School Preston
• Tarleton Community Primary School Preston

What is Lostock Hall Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lostock Hall Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Lostock Hall Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lostock Hall Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Lostock Hall Community Primary School have?

Lostock Hall Community Primary School has 422 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lostock Hall Community Primary School cover?

Lostock Hall Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Lostock Hall Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lostock Hall Community Primary School?

Lostock Hall Community Primary School is at Linden Drive, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5AS.