Primary school

Lostock Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bolton
  • BL6 4PS
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected May 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,016 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 19%2017/18: top 5%5% · 2017/182018/19: top 5%2022/23: top 6%2023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM79% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM29% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 77% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 89% · 27 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 89% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 83% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 79% · 28 pupils · North West 63%89%72%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 12% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 11% · 27 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 30% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 17% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 29% · 28 pupils · North West 6%30%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 109 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 105109105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 28 pupils · North West 105108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in70.7%
29 of 41 who put it first2014 · 59.1%2026 · 70.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4129
2nd471
3rd420

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2023Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Outstandingas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026213
Free school meals (past 6 years)7.1%
First language not English7.1%
SEN support8.1%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils5.9%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

101.4% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.4
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.1
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 3

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 18.2 · 24 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 6 months.

  • +£7,000revenue reserve
  • −£8,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: LEVERHULME ACADEMY CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND COMMUNITY TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £4,249,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it