St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling

About St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling

St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling is a small state primary in the Lancashire local authority, serving just 46 pupils from ages 2 to 11. It sits within a competitive landscape of 480 primary schools across the county, where only 31 hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. Among its local peers, the school is ranked below the top three in the area — Crawford Village Primary School, New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School, and St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley — but its own rating of Good places it in the solid majority of Lancashire primaries. The school is Roman Catholic in character and is led by headteacher Heather Hogarth. With a capacity of 90, it is currently under-enrolled, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, receiving nine applications for just three places. That suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who prioritise its faith-based identity and small-scale setting.

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