About the School
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Lancashire, North West.
Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 93 pupils.
Ofsted Report Card
Inspected 6 May 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026
Met
Evaluation areas
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Previous Ofsted Rating
Subject Areas (previous framework)
Leadership &management
Good
Early yearsprovision
Good
Academic Performance
Above average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 9%
- Reading score
- 106
- Maths score
- 105
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
Pupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 93
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 15 March 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.
Read the inspection letter on Ofsted| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2011 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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Nearby Primary Schools
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St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
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Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
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Preesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School
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Stalmine Primary School
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Hambleton Primary Academy
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St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood
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Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School
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Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School
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