Primary school in Bolton
Lostock Primary School
Glengarth Drive, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 4PS
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 213 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 109 / 104
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bolton 020D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 55%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 9%
- Households owning their home
- 93%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEVERHULME ACADEMY CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Vicki Guest
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward
- Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- URN
- 151514
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 84% | 0.6 mi |
| St Bernard's RC Primary School, BoltonVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 72% | 0.7 mi |
| Clevelands Prep SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| Ladybridge Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 69% | 0.8 mi |
| Markland Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 1 mi |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeaneVoluntary controlled school | Outstanding 2024 | 66% | 1.2 mi |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 52% | 1.4 mi |
| Claypool Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 34% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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