St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. Good (May 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 23 May 2023, report published 9 July 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2027
The last inspection was in May 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.9 milesPilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Report card, May 2026: 7 expected
- 2.7 milesCarter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Preesall
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 expected, 5 needs attention
- 2.9 milesStalmine Primary School
School remains Good (Jan 2023)
- 2.9 milesPreesall Fleetwood's Charity Church of England Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
- 3.6 milesNateby Primary School
Good (Jan 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.