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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 December 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry442 applications · 156 places offered · 187 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.8
- 2019 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2018 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2017 2.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2016 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2015 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2014 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- This school
- Lancashire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 156 | 442 | 2.8 | 187 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 150 | 443 | 3.0 | 160 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2024 | 151 | 428 | 2.8 | 171 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2023 | 154 | 476 | 3.1 | 190 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 147 | 366 | 2.5 | 146 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 158 | 409 | 2.6 | 178 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 | 158 | 425 | 2.7 | 165 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 121 | 398 | 3.3 | 147 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2018 | 116 | 299 | 2.6 | 96 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 | 105 | 291 | 2.8 | 97 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 92 | 250 | 2.7 | 90 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 103 | 230 | 2.2 | 92 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 130 | 295 | 2.3 | 128 | 0.98 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 152 | 47.2 | 44% | 72% | – |
| 2024/25 | 158 | 47.6 | 46% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 149 | 46.5 | 47% | 73% | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 96 | 46.1 | 45% | 68% | 0.00 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Lostock Hall AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.8applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · LancashireStandards maintained20252.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · LancashireRequires improvement20221.9applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · LancashireSerious weaknesses 20262.2applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · LancashireRemains Outstanding20241.6applications per place 54.5Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · LancashireOutstanding20243.0applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · LancashireOutstanding20233.3applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · LancashireRequires improvement20212.1applications per place 34.8Attainment 8
- 4.1 km · LancashireRemains Outstanding20221.7applications per place 61.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137111 · 888/4193
- Trust
- Lostock Hall Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 800 pupils · 759 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Lostock Hall Community High School and Arts College (URN 119755)
- Address
- Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5UR
- Local authority
- Lancashire · South Ribble
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources