Lostock Hall Academy, Preston

In its own words: "Lostock Hall Academy is a school at the heart of its community, educating and shaping the future by inspiring aspirations for all. Through a safe and inclusive culture, high expectations and academic integrity , we ensure that every young person is engaged, participating and supported to thrive , both academically and personally."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Lostock Hall Academy, a school that is proud to be at the heart of its community, dedicated to educating and shaping the future by inspiring aspirations for all. Our purpose is simple: to ensure that every young person feels valued, supported and challenged to achieve their very best, both academically and personally."

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 1 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Lostock Hall Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.6, against 49.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Engineering Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 187 families put Lostock Hall Academy as their first choice and 442 named it as one of their preferences, for 156 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lostock Hall Academy are Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.4); Walton-Le-Dale High School (1.2 miles, Attainment 8 33.4); Christ The King Catholic High School (1.4 miles, Attainment 8 41); and Eden Boys' School, Preston (2.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 54.5).

Lostock Hall Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Lostock Hall Academy is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 149 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 73% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 11% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 113 pupils (14.9%) received SEN support and 23 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Lostock Hall Rail Station, about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School Stop (outside), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lostock Hall Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Lostock Hall Academy issued 45 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Lostock Hall Academy are Lostock Hall Community Primary School (0.1 miles); Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall (0.4 miles); Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (0.5 miles); and St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.