Lostock Hall Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 3 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
778 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.7%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.3%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 28%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

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

Attainment 8 score

School 46.1
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.92
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award14
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE29
Art & DesignGCSE11
BiologyGCSE59
Business Studies:SingleGCSE36
ChemistryGCSE59
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
DanceGCSE3
English LanguageGCSE149
English LiteratureGCSE149
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Lostock Hall Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
151
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
171
2nd preference
120
3rd preference
136
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
144
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
157
85
72
Year 8
156
75
81
Year 9
158
85
73
Year 10
158
81
77
Year 11
149
84
65
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
81.7%
85.6%
Further education
48.0%
49.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
2.0%
11.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
29.0%
20.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
5.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
5.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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