St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Preston · Lancashire
THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 20 member schools: 19 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Blackpool | Lancashire. Regions: North West. — from the THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling is a primary academy in Preston, Lancashire, part of THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
- Address
- Garstang Road, Pilling
- Postcode
- PR3 6AL
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- URN (official identifier)
- 150580
- Establishment number
- 3718
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 47
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 90
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Hogarth
- Ofsted inspection
- Last inspected on 23 May 2023 under its previous school record (URN 119630), before it reopened as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (Good)Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.st-williams.lancs.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01253790389
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2024
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
| 2025/26 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 47 | 176,206 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 36.2% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 23.4% | 14.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 8.5% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 4.3% | 14.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (URN 119630)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 9 Jul 2023
· Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools
Read reportInspected as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (URN 119630)
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 10 Feb 2020
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (URN 119630)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 19 May 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (URN 119630)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Jul 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (URN 119630)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 14 Jun 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (URN 119630)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Nov 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 11.4% | 13.0% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £17,050 for 11 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 33.3% | 26.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £517 | £347 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 45 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Lancashire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £550,000 £12,360 per pupil | £7,343 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £448,000 £10,067 per pupil | £6,799 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £222,000 £4,989 per pupil · 49.6% | £3,033 · 44.6% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £89,000 £2,000 per pupil · 19.9% | £1,483 · 21.8% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £3,000 £67 per pupil · 0.7% | £230 · 3.4% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £203 · 3.0% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £102,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £117,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £4,415 per pupil, supply and agency £0 per pupil — spending up £5,653 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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