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Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall

Voluntary aided school · Preston · PR5 5TB

Ages 3–11 · 341 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
296

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
87
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

341 pupils · 378 places

Pupils on roll
341
Boys / girls
164 / 177
School capacity
378
Capacity fill
341 / 378 (90%)
Free school meals
19.2%
FSM pupils
63
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Kerry Harvey

Location

Address
Lourdes Avenue, Lostock Hall
Postcode
PR5 5TB
Town
Preston
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
South Ribble
Constituency
Ribble Valley
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Preston, Lancashire, 341 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.2%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Preston
180
Primary schools in Preston
125
Academies among open schools in Preston
21% (38)
Open schools in PR5
24
Primary in PR5
15
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Kerry Harvey
Telephone
01772335025
Website
www.ourlady-st-gerards.lancs.sch.uk/

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