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Betty Layward Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Jessica Bailey

location_onLondon, N16 9EX

language Visit Website phone 2072497111

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

433

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Betty Layward Primary School is a Community school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Betty Layward Primary School is a community school in London, Hackney, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 28% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 50 primaries in Hackney and #1,687 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 73%

Reading88% LA 80%

Writing86% LA 79%

Maths90% LA 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 71%England 61%

Reading89% LA 80% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 79% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 68%England 60%

Reading79% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 78% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.5

-1.3 to 2.1

1.4

Write

LA 1.3

-0.2 to 3.0

0.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.2 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.0

-1.0 to 2.3

-0.2

Write

LA 1.0

-1.7 to 1.2

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.3 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 70%

Reading87% LA 78%

Writing87% LA 81%

Maths91% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 1.0

0.7 to 3.9

2.1

Write

LA 1.3

0.6 to 3.6

1.6

Maths

LA 1.0

0.1 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 October 2023

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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01 May 2018

Inspection Report

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03 July 2014

Inspection Report

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08 July 2013

Inspection Report

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11 February 2013

Inspection Report

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21 November 2012

Inspection Report

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10 January 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 June 2007

Inspection Report

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02 July 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-21

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 446 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	447	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	442	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	434	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	441	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	433	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	439	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	440	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	434	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	442	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	433	4	0.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	448	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	446	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils