Lostock Hall AcademyChrist The King Catholic High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Preston.
Summary of the comparison
Lostock Hall Academy and Christ The King Catholic High School are secondary schools in Preston.
Lostock Hall Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Christ The King Catholic High School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Lostock Hall Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Lostock Hall Academy was judged Good and Christ The King Catholic High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.2 for Lostock Hall Academy and 41.0 for Christ The King Catholic High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lostock Hall Academy (52.3 in 2021-22, 47.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PrestonLostock Hall Academy | PrestonChrist The King Catholic High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 28th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 78th of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 759 | 446 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 420 | |
| Location | Preston, PR5 5UR | Preston, PR1 4PR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.2 Stronger figure | 41.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.1% Stronger figure | 37.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.7% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 152 | 82 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 773 | 416 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 18.1% | 46.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 35.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.9% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.5% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lostock Hall Academy
Christ The King Catholic High School
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