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

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

Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 104 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 7.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 11 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 20.8 pupils per teacher. Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.