Lostock High SchoolSt Antony's Roman Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.
Summary of the comparison
Lostock High School and St Antony's Roman Catholic School are secondary schools in Manchester.
Lostock High School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Antony's Roman Catholic School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Antony's Roman Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
Lostock High School was judged in need of attention and St Antony's Roman Catholic School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.7 for Lostock High School and 42.4 for St Antony's Roman Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Lostock High School (41.3 in 2021-22, 43.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at St Antony's Roman Catholic School (43.3 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ManchesterLostock High School | ManchesterSt Antony's Roman Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D41/100 | D45/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 18 in Trafford | 16th of 18 in Trafford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 513 | 688 | |
| Capacity | 740 | 650 | |
| Location | Manchester, M32 9PL | Manchester, M41 9PD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.7 Stronger figure | 42.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.8% Stronger figure | 34.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 56.6% Stronger figure | 53.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.5% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 Stronger figure | 3.57 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 113 | 134 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 522 | 688 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.7% | 34.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 48.5% | 6.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.5% | 13.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 11.7% | 5.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.9% | 8.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.0% | 22.9% Stronger figure | 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
GCSE Progress 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 High School
St Antony's Roman Catholic School
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