UK Schools
Lostock Hall Academy
Lostock Hall Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Preston, Lancashire County Council, teaching 759 pupils aged 11 to 16. Its last Ofsted inspection in November 2022 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 47.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 13 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Lostock Hall Academy.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Lostock Hall Academy.
- 1 Inset Day 1
- 2 Inset Day 2
- 3 School reopens - Autumn Term begins
- 23 School closes for Autumn Half Term
- 24 Inset Day 3
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 School reopens after Half Term
- 19 School closes for Christmas Holiday at 12:15pm
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday (approx two weeks)
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday (approx two weeks)
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 School reopens - Spring Term begins
- 13 School closes for Spring Half Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Inset Day 4
- 24 School reopens after Half Term
- 27 School closes for Easter Holiday
- 30–31 Easter Holiday (approx two weeks)
- 1–10 Easter Holiday (approx two weeks)
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School reopens - Summer Term begins
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 School closes for Summer Half Term
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School reopens after Half Term
- 17 School closes for Summer Holiday at 12:15pm
- 18–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
- 20 Inset Day 5
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day 1 September 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day 2 September 2, 2025 Inset Day
- School reopens - Autumn Term begins September 3, 2025 Term
- School closes for Autumn Half Term October 23, 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day 3 October 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Holiday October 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- School reopens after Half Term November 3, 2025 Holiday
- School closes for Christmas Holiday at 12:15pm December 19, 2025 Holiday
- School reopens - Spring Term begins January 5, 2026 Term
- School closes for Spring Half Term February 13, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Holiday February 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day 4 February 23, 2026 Inset Day
- School reopens after Half Term February 24, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Easter Holiday March 27, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens - Summer Term begins April 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Summer Half Term May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School reopens after Half Term June 1, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for Summer Holiday at 12:15pm July 17, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day 5 July 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (approx two weeks) December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (approx two weeks) March 30, 2026 - April 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (approx six weeks) July 18, 2026 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday April 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday April 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Lostock Hall Academy with Lancashire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 47.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lancashire County Council England
Attendance 17.5% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lancashire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lancashire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Lostock Hall Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Lostock Hall Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.