Lostock High School

State-Funded School

lostock-high-school-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Stretford and UrmstonConstituency

M32 9PLPostcode

3.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Lostock High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Trafford, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 513 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 10 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation 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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 39.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.94

Ethnicity

White

35%

Asian

28%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

Pupils

513

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 513
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 22 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.