Primary school

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

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Lancashire
  • PR3 6HA
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,805 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 32%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 47%2017/18: top 17%17% · 2017/182018/19: top 25%2022/23: top 31%2023/24: top 46%2024/25: top 32%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM71% · North West 63%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · North West 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 14 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 13 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 65% · 17 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 81% · 16 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 77% · 13 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 69% · 16 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 64% · 11 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 71% · 14 pupils · North West 63%81%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 6% · 17 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 6% · 16 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 8% · 13 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 6% · 16 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 9% · 11 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 14 pupils · North West 6%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 13 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 17 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 16 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 13 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 16 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 11 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 14 pupils · North West 10510998No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 13 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 17 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 16 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 13 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 16 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 11 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 14 pupils · North West 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd61
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202693
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.5%
First language not English1.0%
SEN support10.6%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.7%

Girls 51%Boys 49%

88.6% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.6
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.2
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 12.7 · 16 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,195
Spend per pupil£8,962
Staff spend per pupil£6,986
Reserve per pupil−£729
  • −£67,829revenue reserve
  • −£71,319in-year balance

Grants £7,747 · self-generated £531 · premises £520 per pupil