Community school Secondary Open

Lostock High School

Selby Road, Stretford, Trafford, M32 9PL

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 September 2021). Last inspected 17 March 2026.

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522
Pupils
36.0%
Free school meals

About this school

Lostock High School is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Trafford. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 22 September 2021). Last inspected 17 March 2026. The Headteacher is Lindsay Brindley. The school is administered by Trafford local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Lindsay Brindley
Local authority
Trafford
Gender
Mixed
URN
106365

Admissions

Applications for places at Lostock High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Trafford). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

43.7
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.73
Progress 8 · 2023-24
40%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
57%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.94
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
27%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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