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Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre

Primary

Islington · London · EC1Y 8JA www.priorweston.islington.sch.uk

Pupils
270
cap. 450
Ages
0 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
13 Sep 2022
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
23 Jun 2021
Monitoring visit
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29 Jan 2019
Full inspectionRequires Improvement
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8 Mar 2018
Short inspection
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Islington. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
43%
-11pp
LA
65%
England
63%
69%56%43%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
10%
+8pp
LA
12%
England
8%
21%12%2%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
55%
LA AVG 74%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 33%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 106.29
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.36
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
298
cap. 450
513406298
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
LA AVG 20.26:1
25.322.018.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
24%
LA AVG 41.43%
30%25%19%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
52%
LA AVG 51.08%
52%46%40%
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SEN
28%
LA AVG 25.38%
28%22%16%
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Overall absence
10%
LA
7%
England
5%
10%7%5%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
31%
LA
20%
England
13%
31%21%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

Address101 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JA
Telephone02077864800
Local authorityIslington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£16290 spend / pupil£14640 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2543%10%298
2023/2454%2%305
2022/2346%5%-2.70+0.60-3.30324
2018/1967%14%+1.00-0.90-0.20434
2017/1855%15%-0.90-0.10-0.30507
2016/1769%21%+1.40+1.40+1.90513
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2573%20%55%10%60%23%73%55%106.0103.0104.028%
2023/2468%20%71%15%59%17%83%63%104.0100.0104.023%
2022/2361%25%70%20%57%11%79%68%103.0101.0104.024%
2018/1976%41%78%24%80%25%92%78%106.0106.0107.019%
2017/1863%25%75%18%72%30%77%68%104.0105.0105.019%
2016/1772%29%79%28%84%34%83%76%105.0106.0106.016%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529822.728%24%52%10%31%
2023/2430518.623%24%49%9%28%
2022/2332418.924%22%50%8%25%
2021/2236218.622%25%49%6%22%
2020/2137321.021%19%42%
2018/1943425.319%26%40%5%10%
2017/1850724.319%26%42%5%16%
2016/1751322.116%30%42%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.