Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119639
Address
Lourdes Avenue, Lostock Hall, PR5 5TB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
345 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
48.1%
Girls
51.9%
First language not English
4.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
18%
Persistent absence
7.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.1%
Mixed 5.5%
African 2.3%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 53%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
35
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
34
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
34
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
6
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
7
4
Reception, Full-time
32
13
19
Year 1
42
22
20
Year 2
46
19
27
Year 3
48
23
25
Year 4
53
25
28
Year 5
50
24
26
Year 6
48
24
24
Year 2024-2025

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