Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall, Preston
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Preston. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 81st-highest of the 106 schools in Preston with published results, and 11,035th of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lancashire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall in detail
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "'United in love and the light of Jesus, we inspire one another to learn, grow and shine.' Our Lady and St. Gerard's is a busy, friendly Roman Catholic Primary school, located in the heart of Lostock Hall. We have a maximum intake of 50 and have two classes per year group."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 69% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall are Lostock Hall Community Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 92% maths); Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 78% reading, 74% maths); Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 74% maths); and Kingsfold Primary School (1 mile, Good, 50% reading, 60% maths).
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Lostock Hall Community Primary SchoolFarington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary SchoolWalton-le-Dale Community Primary SchoolKingsfold Primary School
What parents say
72 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall (as of September 2025): 88% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (82%).
Who goes there
4.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (88%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 41 pupils (12%) received SEN support and 9 (2.6%) 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 moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lostock Hall Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wateringpool Lane (by), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall issued 20 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall are Lostock Hall Academy (0.4 miles), Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School (1.3 miles) and Walton-Le-Dale High School (1.6 miles).
Lostock Hall AcademyBrownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolWalton-Le-Dale High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and caring school. They have positive relationships with their peers. Pupils appreciate how well cared for they are by kind and nurturing staff. This helps pupils to feel safe in school. Children in the early years make a remarkably strong start. They learn to manage their emotions and to consider the feelings of others. Pupils are well prepared for each stage of their education.
The school is ambitious for pupils' achievement. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), live up to these aspirations. They achieve well across a broad range of subjects.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Governors have worked closely with the school to improve the areas for development identified in the school's previous inspection. This has resulted in improved standards across the school. By the end of Year 6, pupils achieve well in a range of subjects.
The school has designed an ambitious curriculum which meets the needs of pupils. The content that pupils should learn and the order in which they should learn it has been clearly set out. This means that teachers know what to teach and when to teach it.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its September 2022 inspection - down from Good.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
18.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
72 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 78% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 62% to 56% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
22.3
Avg class size
19.0
Infant (KS1)
24.8
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall.
- Barnardo's Include me 2180m away · Not yet graded
- First Kick Football780m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lancashire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is in Lancashire; for families living there:
- Lancashire's school travel policy: school transport policies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 30
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 20 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
328 pupils
367 places
39 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Preston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Preston
Across Lancashire council
Places available
15,442
Applications
12,122
Got 1st preference
91.3%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Lancashire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
341
Total Pupils
164
Boys
177
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,505
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,073
Per pupil
£1772k
Total funding
£86k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.9%
Overall absence
6.7%
Persistent absence
300
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Questions parents ask about Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
What are SATs results like at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Of the pupils at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall's Ofsted rating?
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
No fixed boundary. When Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is oversubscribed, Lancashire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 367 places.
How big are the classes at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Classes at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall average 22.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall has around 341 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
3.9% of sessions were missed at Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall in 2024/25. 6.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Apply through Lancashire's coordinated admissions process, naming Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall: Barnardo's Include me 2 (180m away, registered, not yet graded) and First Kick Football (780m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 20 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lancashire is 12 (the median across 707 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall?
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is at Lourdes Avenue, Lostock Hall, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 5TB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)