Lostock Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bolton·BL6 4PS
Composite score
85.2
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National rank
#53
In North West
#5
In Bolton
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
79%
% achieving higher RWM
29%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
71%
41 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.37
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
130
any preference, for 30 places

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Lostock Primary School yet. Bolton does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
210
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£2,948
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Lostock Primary School

Lostock Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 210 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 29% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 71% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (41 first choices for 30 places). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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