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

Lourdes Avenue, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5TB

Local ranking128th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

378

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
48.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
6.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
69.0%
Writing (Expected)
56.0%
Maths (Expected)
67.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
67.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
48

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
345
Boys
166 (48%)
Girls
179 (52%)
Capacity
378 (91% full)
SEND
12.5%
FSM Eligible
19.4%
EAL
4.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.6%
SEN Support
9.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,235/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 86.1%
  • Mixed Other: 2.3%
  • Black African: 2.3%
  • White Other: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.4%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.2%

86.1%

White British

2.3%

Mixed Other

2.3%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119639
UKPRN
10079893
Establishment No.
3736