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Betty Layward Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Clissold Road, Hackney, London N16 9EX · bettylayward.hackney.sch.uk · 020 7249 7111
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.25 mi
- 0.39 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 450
- At capacity · 450 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 30.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.25 mi (394 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.23 mi (369 m). Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 63% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 89 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 90 | 1.5▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.25 mi0.39 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.23 mi0.37 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.30 mi0.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Betty Layward Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (159 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 159
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (11%) with SEND