SCHOOL PROFILE

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

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 119555
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

15 March 2022
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 10 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lancashire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 93 93 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 47 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 46 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.7%
15.1 pts below England
School 9.7%
Wyre 24.8%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wyre 2.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wyre 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
97.8%
91
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.8% 11 of 93 pupils
9.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Wyre 19.0%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.5% 7 pupils
England 14.8% 7.3 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Specific learning difficulty 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Wyre 60.1%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Wyre 75.6%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Wyre 69.9%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
Wyre 72.9%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.72%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.50 pts lower than England
School 4.72%
Wyre 5.80%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.15 pts lower than England
School 10.67%
Wyre 14.44%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Wyre 1.70%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.6% 0.4 pts above England
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
88.6%
Wyre
88.5%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information