Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Lourdes Avenue, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5TBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall is a primary school in Preston for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 76th of 106 primary schools in Preston. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and caring school. They have positive relationships with their peers. Pupils appreciate how well cared for they are by kind and nurturing staff. This helps pupils to feel safe in school. Children in the early years make a remarkably strong start. They learn to manage their emotions and to consider the feelings of others. Pupils are well prepared for each stage of their education. The school is ambitious for pupils' achievement. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), live up to these aspirations. They achieve well across a broad range of subjects. Pupils benefit from a wide range of trips and clubs that help them to develop their individual talents and interests. For example, pupils enjoy participating in theatre productions and competing in a range of sporting activities. All pupils benefit from learning to play a musical instrument. Pupils are proud of the positive contribution that they make to school life. They are enthusiastic about the responsibilities that they are offered. These responsibilities include taking on roles as school councillors or digital ambassadors. Pupils also raise funds for local and national charities.
What the school should improve
- Weaknesses in the previous curriculum mean that, in a few subjects, pupils have gaps in their learning that teachers do not identify and address consistently well. This means that pupils sometimes do not have the essential knowledge on which to build. The school should continue their work to ensure that gaps in learning are identified, and that pupils are helped to catch up.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
48 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
341 pupils on roll, with places for 378
Schools near Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lostock Hall Community Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Kingsfold Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 30% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 52% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Kerry Harvey
- Phone
- 01772335025
- Address
- Lourdes Avenue, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5TB
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119639
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.