Lostock High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Manchester, Trafford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Trafford Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Lostock High School is a secondary school in Manchester, Trafford for ages 11–16 (community school). Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Lostock High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 77 offers: 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 19 Trafford secondary schools.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 43.7 (England 46).
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 3 of the 18 other Trafford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- 40.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Trafford is 18.8%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Selby Road, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9PL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 513 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils facing the greatest challenges, for example the large proportion of pupils who arrive at this school from other countries, typically have their needs well understood and consistently met.”
- “They quickly build up their knowledge of English and learn about what it means to live in modern Britain.”
- “In addition, pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) who attend the specially resourced provision benefit from support provided by skilled staff.”
To improve
- “Different groups of pupils have widely different educational experiences at this school.”
- “Some other groups of pupils do not learn as well as they should.”
- “This is largely due to the inconsistent quality of teaching that they receive.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 43.7 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 36 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Urmston Grammar Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Stretford High School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stretford Grammar School 1.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Flixton Girls School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ashton-on-Mersey School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sale Grammar School 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wellacre Technology Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published