Lostock Hall Community Primary School, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am tremendously proud to be the Headteacher of Lostock Hall Community Primary. At Lostock Hall Community Primary School we strive each day to ensure our children not only progress academically but enjoy their education, build strong relationships and become resilient, self-aware, hard-working members of the community."

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 3.30pm, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 1.30pm and an open day on Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Lostock Hall Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Lostock Hall Community Primary School as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lostock Hall Community Primary School are Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 67% maths); Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths); Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 74% maths); and St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 67% maths).

Lostock Hall Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Lostock Hall Community Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Axia Learning Alliance, an academy trust.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 32 pupils (7.6%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Lostock Hall Rail Station, about 520 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moss Street (opposite), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Lostock Hall Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Lostock Hall Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lostock Hall Community Primary School are Lostock Hall Academy (0.1 miles), Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School (1 mile) and Walton-Le-Dale High School (1.3 miles).