Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ladies Hill, Preston, PR3 6HA
93 pupils · 89% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 8 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 11 | 10 | 24 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 11 | 11 | 21 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 26 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 9 | 9 | 22 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 18 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 7 | 18 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 14 | 27 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 15 | 27 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall 3.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stalmine Primary School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hambleton Primary Academy 6.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood 6.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.