Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
101 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Fiona MacCorquodale
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 270
- URN
- 100434
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077864800
About this school
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 270 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 41 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 54% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 59% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 63% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Islington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 64.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 298 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre compares
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre ranked 37th of 40 primary schools in Islington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 9.8% | 52.2% | 270 | — |
| City of London Primary Academy, Islington | 80% | 3.7% | 24.9% | 348 | 0.2 miles |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 59% | 5.8% | 59.5% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School | 88% | 7.7% | 61.8% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Moreland Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 56.6% | 469 | 0.5 miles |
| Hugh Myddelton Primary School | 89% | 6.4% | 54.5% | 502 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.24%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.81%
- Persistent absence
- 31.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
City of London Primary Academy, Islington0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Luke's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Moreland Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Hugh Myddelton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre ranks 922nd of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre teach?
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre?
- The headteacher of Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre is Miss Fiona MacCorquodale, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre?
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre has 270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre full?
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre has capacity for 450 pupils and 270 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre a faith school?
- No. Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre has no designated religious character.
- Does Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre as having nursery classes.
- How have Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre rank locally?
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre ranked 37th of 40 primary schools in Islington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre's absence rate?
- Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.