Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Ofsted: Not judgedVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR5 5TB · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM19.2%
- Demand0.91
0.2 miles away
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Applebee Wood School
Academy special sponsor led · Preston · PR5 5SS
Ages 4–16 · 179 pupils · Lancashire
Ofsted
Not judged
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-29
Category of concern
Special measures
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill106%
179 pupils · 169 places
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- Boys / girls
- 133 / 46
- School capacity
- 169
- Capacity fill
- 179 / 169 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 46.9%
- FSM pupils
- 84
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
Age range
Ages 4–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE SEA VIEW TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE SEA VIEW TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Sea View Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr John Cockerill
Location
- Address
- Far Croft, Lostock Hall
- Postcode
- PR5 5SS
- Town
- Preston
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- District
- South Ribble
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special sponsor led, Ages 4–16, in Preston, Lancashire, 179 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 46.9%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent special school
Preston · PR5 5SZ · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
0.3 miles away
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Preston · PR5 5AS · Lancashire
Ages 4–11
- KS276%
- Absence3.9%
- FSM11.6%
- Demand1.20
0.5 miles away
Lostock Hall Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Preston · PR5 5UR · Lancashire
Ages 11–16
- Att846.5
- P80.0
- EM5+47%
- Absence7.2%
0.5 miles away
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Leyland · PR26 6PR · Lancashire
Ages 5–11
- KS267%
- Absence3.3%
- FSM14.7%
- Demand0.96
0.7 miles away
Kingsfold Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
PRESTON · PR1 9HJ · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM52.1%
- Demand0.75
0.9 miles away
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Preston · PR5 4TD · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM13.8%
- Demand0.95
1.0 miles away
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: Requires improvementVoluntary aided school · Primary
Preston · PR1 9QQ · Lancashire
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence4.0%
- FSM12.6%
- Demand0.88
1.1 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr John Cockerill
- Telephone
- 01772336976