Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
Primary · Community school · Ages 0–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 0–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 43% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 30 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For Reception 2026, 9 of the 58 applications (16%) came from families living outside Islington, and 2 offers went to them.
- Some 37.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 53.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 101 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8JA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders are ambitious for all pupils.”
- “They are determined that every pupil will succeed academically.”
- “The school is a welcoming place for pupils from different backgrounds.”
To improve
- “However, this is still not securely the case in all subjects.”
- “In a few subjects, curricular thinking does not identify precisely what pupils need to learn and when, including how learning builds on what children learn in the early years.”
- “However, in a few subjects, teachers do not check pupils’ prior learning before they start new content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 43% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- City of London Primary Academy, Islington 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Moreland Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Hanover Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published