Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
0 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Islington
Unique reference
100434
Address
101 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
298 (53% of total capacity)
Boys
55.4%
Girls
44.6%
First language not English
24.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.6%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.2%
Mixed 20.1%
African 14.8%
Other White 10.4%
Other 6%
Bangladeshi 5.4%
Unclassified 5.4%
Caribbean 4%
Other Black 1.7%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2023-2024 Other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage0.6
MathsWell below average-3.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 1122%
England average 0%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 216%
England average 0%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 107
England average 95

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 106
England average 87
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 1, Part-time
6
2
4
Early Years 1, Full-time
10
9
1
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
6
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
23
14
9
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
7
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
31
13
18
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
22
16
6
Year 1
17
13
4
Year 2
24
9
15
Year 3
27
13
14
Year 4
23
13
10
Year 5
44
21
23
Year 6
43
28
15
Year 2024-2025