Lostock Hall Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 2 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
137111
Address
Todd Lane North, Lostock Hall, PR5 5UR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
773 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.3%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.8%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 28%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.6
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.04
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award19
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE26
Art & DesignGCSE8
BiologyGCSE34
Business Studies:SingleGCSE25
ChemistryGCSE34
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE158
English LiteratureGCSE156
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Lostock Hall Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
150
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
160
2nd preference
155
3rd preference
127
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
136
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
2
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 classes25.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
154
88
66
Year 8
155
84
71
Year 9
152
72
80
Year 10
154
83
71
Year 11
158
80
78
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
77.0%
81.1%
85.5%
Further education
46.0%
48.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
0.0%
11.8%
35.2%
Sixth form college
30.0%
20.4%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
5.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
7.3%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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