Lostock High School
Selby Road, Manchester, M32 9PL
513 pupils · 69% of 740 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 10 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 56.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 26.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.47 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 77 | 36 | 173 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 91 | 35 | 151 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 73 | 26 | 167 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 127 | 26 | 138 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 146 | 27 | 120 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 142 | 21 | 124 | 32 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 64 | 22 | 129 | 32 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 42 | 20 | 117 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Urmston Grammar Academy 2.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stretford High School 2.4 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Stretford Grammar School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Flixton Girls School 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- AldridgeUTC@MediaCityUK 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.