SCHOOL PROFILE

Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

Primary Community school URN 100434
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 0 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 September 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Islington
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 270 220 full-time · 50 part-time
Female pupils 123 45.6% of pupils
Male pupils 147 54.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.4%
12.6 pts above England
School 37.4%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

27.8%
7.5 pts above England
School 27.8%
Islington 36.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Islington 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
24.4%
66
African
15.2%
41
Any other Mixed background
15.2%
41
Any other White background
12.2%
33
Any other ethnic group
6.7%
18
Any other Black background
5.6%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.7% 64 of 270 pupils
2.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.7%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.1% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts below
EHC plans 12.6% 34 pupils
England 6.0% 6.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 35
Speech, language & communication 14
Specific learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Other difficulty or disability 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

43.0% 17.4 pts below England
School 43.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
Islington 76.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.60 pts higher than England
School 9.81%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

31.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

15.57 pts higher than England
School 31.38%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 3.19%
Islington 2.15%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

60.0% 28.2 pts below England
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
60.0%
Islington
84.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information