Lostock Primary School
Details
| Age Range | 4-11 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Type | Maintained school, Community school |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Local Authority | Bolton |
| Address | Glengarth Drive, BL6 4PS |
| School Website | www.lostock.bolton.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 1204333733 |
| URN | 105174 |
School Census
| Total | 209 |
| Girls/Boys | 104/105 |
| Girls/Boys Ratio | 49.8%/50.2% |
| % pupils where English not first language | 6.2% |
| No. pupils eligible for free school meals | 9 |
| Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support | 6.7% |
Ofsted Ratings
Ofsted Inspections
The latest Ofsted inspection was on 14/05/2024 and the overall effectiveness rating was Outstanding.
| Start Date | Ofsted Rating |
|---|---|
| 14/05/2024 | Outstanding |
| 26/09/2012 | Good |
| 04/11/2010 | Requires improvement |
| Inspection Date | 14/05/2024 |
| Quality of Education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal Development | Outstanding |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Outstanding |
| Inspection Date | 26/09/2012 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Good |
| Inspection Date | 04/11/2010 |
| Quality of Education | No Judgement |
| Behaviour and Attitudes | No Judgement |
| Personal Development | No Judgement |
| Effectiveness of Leadership and Management | Requires improvement |
Ofsted Inspection Timeline
| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Inspection Report |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2024 | School inspection: Outstanding | View |
| 07 March 2023 | School inspection | View |
| 07 November 2017 | Short inspection | View |
| 26 September 2012 | Full inspection: Good | View |
| 30 April 2012 | Curriculum and development visit | View |
| 04 November 2010 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 14 January 2008 | Full inspection: Satisfactory | View |
| 21 February 2005 | Full inspection | View |
Primary Results
| Primary Results 2024 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 77% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 17% |
| Reading | 105 |
| Maths | 107 |
| Reading Progress | - |
| Writing Progress | - |
| Maths Progress | - |
| Primary Results 2023 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 83 |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 30 |
| Reading | 109.0 |
| Maths | 108.0 |
| Reading Progress | 1.6 |
| Writing Progress | 1.8 |
| Maths Progress | 1.5 |
| Primary Results 2019 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 89% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 14% |
| Reading | 109.0 |
| Maths | 108.0 |
| Reading Progress | 2.5 |
| Writing Progress | 1.6 |
| Maths Progress | 0.8 |
| Primary Results 2018 | |
| Type | Score |
|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 89% |
| Pupils achieving at a higher standard | 11% |
| Reading | 109 |
| Maths | 108 |
| Reading Progress | 1.8 |
| Writing Progress | 1.1 |
| Maths Progress | 1.1 |
Primary Admissions
| First preference v Offers | 1.37% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 103 |
| As First Preference | 41 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 23 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.42% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 127 |
| As First Preference | 37 |
| As second preference | 48 |
| As third preference | 42 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 26 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.43% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 107 |
| As First Preference | 40 |
| As second preference | 34 |
| As third preference | 33 |
| Total Offers Made | 29 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 28 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.52% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 126 |
| As First Preference | 44 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 43 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.67% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 151 |
| As First Preference | 50 |
| As second preference | 53 |
| As third preference | 47 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 30 |
| second preference offers | 0 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.29% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 137 |
| As First Preference | 31 |
| As second preference | 62 |
| As third preference | 44 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 24 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.33% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 128 |
| As First Preference | 32 |
| As second preference | 48 |
| As third preference | 48 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 24 |
| second preference offers | 6 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.30% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 124 |
| As First Preference | 35 |
| As second preference | 36 |
| As third preference | 53 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 2 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.56% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 146 |
| As First Preference | 42 |
| As second preference | 50 |
| As third preference | 54 |
| Total Offers Made | 29 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 27 |
| second preference offers | 1 |
| third preference offers | 1 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.45% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 118 |
| As First Preference | 42 |
| As second preference | 41 |
| As third preference | 35 |
| Total Offers Made | 31 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 29 |
| second preference offers | 2 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
| First preference v Offers | 1.69% |
|---|---|
| Total Applications | 115 |
| As First Preference | 44 |
| As second preference | 39 |
| As third preference | 32 |
| Total Offers Made | 30 |
|---|---|
| first preference offers | 26 |
| second preference offers | 4 |
| third preference offers | 0 |
Parents View
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 69% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 70% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 4% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 62% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 4% |
| agree | 6% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 10% |
| not applicable | 70% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 34% |
| agree | 7% |
| disagree | 14% |
| strongly disagree | 10% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 35% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 14% |
| no | 86% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 20% |
| agree | 20% |
| disagree | 30% |
| strongly disagree | 30% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 20% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 56% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 10% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 30% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 59% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 7% |
| strongly disagree | 1% |
| don't know | 0% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 52% |
| agree | 28% |
| disagree | 11% |
| strongly disagree | 4% |
| don't know | 4% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 82% |
| no | 18% |
| My child is happy at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 71% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child feels safe at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 82% |
| agree | 15% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved. | |
| strongly agree | 65% |
| agree | 31% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 2% |
| don't know | 2% |
| My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively. | |
| strongly agree | 6% |
| agree | 2% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 5% |
| not applicable | 81% |
| The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | |
| strongly agree | 35% |
| agree | 11% |
| disagree | 6% |
| strongly disagree | 3% |
| don't know | 0% |
| not applicable | 44% |
| Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)? | |
| yes | 0% |
| no | 0% |
| My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed. | |
| strongly agree | 0% |
| agree | 0% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| dont know | 0% |
| The school has high expectations for my child. | |
| strongly agree | 63% |
| agree | 29% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| My child does well at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 27% |
| disagree | 3% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 3% |
| The school lets me know how my child is doing. | |
| strongly agree | 63% |
| agree | 32% |
| disagree | 5% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 76% |
| agree | 24% |
| disagree | 0% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 0% |
| My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school. | |
| strongly agree | 74% |
| agree | 23% |
| disagree | 2% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 2% |
| The school supports my child's wider personal development. | |
| strongly agree | 66% |
| agree | 21% |
| disagree | 8% |
| strongly disagree | 0% |
| don't know | 5% |
| I would recommend this school to another parent. | |
| yes | 92% |
| no | 8% |
Ethnicity
| time period | 2023-24 |
| white british ethnic origin | 50.5% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 13.1% |
| indian ethnic origin | 12.6% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 4.9% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 4.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 2.9% |
| white and black caribbean ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.5% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other ethnic group ethnic origin | 1% |
| time period | 2022-23 |
| white british ethnic origin | 56.9% |
| indian ethnic origin | 11.5% |
| pakistani ethnic origin | 10% |
| white and asian ethnic origin | 5.7% |
| any other mixed background ethnic origin | 3.8% |
| african ethnic origin | 1.9% |
| any other white background ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| any other asian background ethnic origin | 1.4% |
| white and black african ethnic origin | 1% |
| bangladeshi ethnic origin | 1% |
| any other black background ethnic origin | 1% |