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EnglandLondonHackneyN16 9EXBetty Layward Primary School
Primary

Betty Layward Primary School

Primary

Hackney · London · N16 9EX www.bettylayward.hackney.sch.uk/

Pupils
446
cap. 450
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
30%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHackney
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Betty Layward Primary School · Primary · Hackney

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
-1pp
82%76%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
28%
+5pp
28%22%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 28%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
446
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
30%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Clissold Road, Hackney, London, N16 9EX
Local authority
Hackney
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%28%88%59%86%36%90%47%93%86%110.0108.0107.012%446
2023/2482%23%89%49%84%39%88%37%91%84%109.0108.0108.014%442
2022/2370%21%79%45%88%29%84%30%91%86%107.0107.0107.0+0.40+1.40+0.4011%433
2018/1971%19%81%49%83%36%76%32%92%78%108.0106.0108.0+0.70-0.20-1.8010%440
2017/1879%15%87%47%87%36%91%30%91%83%108.0107.0108.0+2.30+2.10+1.6010%442
2016/1782%25%87%55%85%32%85%48%88%90%110.0107.0110.0+5.10+2.60+3.409%446

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544617.812%30%16%5%11%
2023/2444219.314%29%13%5%10%
2022/2343320.211%31%13%5%10%
2021/2243421.111%35%14%6%17%
2020/2143429.110%19%12%
2018/1944023.710%19%15%3%2%
2017/1844223.610%19%16%4%4%
2016/1744619.39%20%18%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.