Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre
Community primary school in London (Islington).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Prior Weston School and Children's Centre is a special place in a unique location. Every morning I have the pleasure of welcoming the children and families into our amazing building. We truly are a school in the heart of the community it serves in that we open our doors to the school community each and every day.
I started as Head Teacher of Prior Weston in September 2019 but had worked in the local area as a teacher and school leader for 18 years before that, and so I know this neighbourhood very well. There are parents here at the school who I taught when they were children!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Chess
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lego
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Orchestra
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
and 1 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 100434
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Islington
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Bishai Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Hannah Frances Perkins | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Alexis Ruido Betts | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Samantha Dunford | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Parminder Tanday | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kiran Pasad | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lisa Shaw | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mark Kowalik | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fiona Meyringer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Emma Booty | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Amra Topcagic | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Richard Trotman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Dobias | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Zeynab Sharif Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record