Betty Layward Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 131706
- Address
- Clissold Road, Hackney, N16 9EX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 442 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 29.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 14.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 45%
Other White 24.7%
Mixed 13.8%
Caribbean 3.4%
African 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Other Black 1.8%
Irish 1.1%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 73%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 21%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Betty Layward Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 69
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 2 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 10 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 32 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 2 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 5 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 6 | 57 25 32 |
Nearby schools
- Grasmere Primary SchoolGood
- Grazebrook Primary SchoolOutstanding
- Highbury Quadrant Primary SchoolRequires improvement
- Newington Green Primary SchoolOutstanding
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Stoke NewingtonGood
- St Matthias Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Stoke Newington School and Sixth FormGood