Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall
Voluntary aided primary school in Preston (Lancashire).
Location
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Our Lady and St. Gerards is a busy, friendly Roman Catholic Primary school, located in the heart of Lostock Hall. We have a maximum intake of 50 and have two classes per year group. We have a Nursery class, taking children from age 3, with its own outdoor area and a large Reception unit, again with a large outdoor space to enhance learning.
We are blessed with two playgrounds and large playing fields with a wide variety of outdoor equipment. We are conveniently located next door to the church of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Gerard Majella, with which we have strong links. We have a breakfast club, led by our own staff, open daily from 7:30am.
There is an after-school club, led by an external provider, held in our school hall, and we also have many after-school activities/clubs.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Minecraft
- Music
- Robotics
- Purple Mash
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 119639
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Kingswood | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hannah Harvey | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Eileen Brierley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel Todd | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Skeet | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Mark Harold | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Miss Kerry Harvey | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Steven Saul | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Edwin Francis Taylor | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Walton Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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