Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Lourdes Avenue, Preston

School Information

Address: Lourdes Avenue, Preston, PR5 5TB
Website: www.ourlady-st-gerards.lancs.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01772335025
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jackie McNally
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119639

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 378
Number of Pupils: 337
Number of Boys: 173
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Lourdes Avenue , Lostock Hall PR5 5TB 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lostock Hall Community Primary School
Linden Drive , Lostock Hall PR5 5AS 		4out of 4 543 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School
Croston Road , Farington Moss PR26 6PR 		3out of 4 1,039 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School
Severn Drive , Walton-le-Dale PR5 4TD 		3out of 4 1,563 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsfold Primary School
Martinfield Road , Penwortham PR1 9HJ 		3out of 4 1,842 yd Community school - Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lostock Hall Academy
Todd Lane North , Lostock Hall PR5 5UR 		3out of 4 744 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Station Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6PB 		3out of 4 2,347 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ The King Catholic High School
Lawrence Avenue , Frenchwood PR1 4PR 		3out of 4 2,715 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Walton-Le-Dale High School
Brindle Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6RN 		2out of 4 2,887 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lostock Hall Moor Hey School
Far Croft , Lostock Hall PR5 5SS 		3out of 4 386 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridgeway School
Church Road , Bamber Bridge PR5 6EP 		- not rated 2,312 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Coppice School
Ash Grove , Bamber Bridge PR5 6GY 		3out of 4 2,858 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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