St William's Catholic Primary School, Pilling
Academy converter primary school in Preston (Lancashire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St Williams is a voluntary aided school that serves the local rural community of Pilling and surrounding areas. We offer education to children aged 2 - 11 years.
If you would like to visit us, see our school in action or ask any questions please contact me using the details at the bottom of the page, or if you would like to just drop in for a visit, please do so. ... have progressed dramatically since they started coming here.
My children have been given support where needed and have enabled to shine in areas they are more comfortable in. Wonderful family atmosphere, couldnt ask for a better school, thank you!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Basketball
- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Fencing
- Football
- Judo
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
- Bug Club
Key facts
- URN
- 150580
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Clements | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Paul Embery | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Janet Doherty | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Penny Houghton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Carl Billingsley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs June Flynn | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Van Winkelen | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andy Lang | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kelly Winstanley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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