Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 2 to 11

Report card: Expected standard

Ladies Hill, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Preston for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 32nd of 106 primary schools in Preston. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in May 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 6 May 2026, report published 8 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

14 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%

71%, 9 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score109

109, 3 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score109

109, 4 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

93 pupils on roll, with places for 105

Eligible for free school meals9.7%

9.7%, 16.8 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0%

0%, 21.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support7.5%

7.5%, 7.3 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.3%

4.3%, 1.7 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	14% met the expected standard
Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall	2 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	46% met the expected standard
Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	50% met the expected standard
Stalmine Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard
Hambleton Primary Academy	4 miles	Ofsted judgements: Outstanding	82% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Ratcliffe
Phone: 01253790282
Website: pillingstjohns.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Ladies Hill, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HA
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 119555

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.