Laycock Primary School | School performance

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

235

Pupils · 2024/25

57%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

235

Pupils · 2024/25

57%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

64%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

235

Pupils · 2024/25

57%

EAL · 2024/25

25%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityIslington

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio12.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Laycock Primary School · Primary · Islington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

64%

+18pp

67%53%38%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

RWM higher standard

+6pp

11%6%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

21%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

24%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

27%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

235

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

57%

FSM eligible

59%

SEN

47%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

25%

Contact

Address

Laycock Street, Upper Street, London, N1 1SW

Local authority

Islington

Website

www.laycock.islington.sch.uk/

Telephone

02072262927

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	64%	6%	73%	21%	67%	18%	73%	24%	82%	73%	103.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	47%	235
2023/24	46%	0%	66%	14%	74%	0%	54%	6%	86%	63%	102.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	49%	268
2022/23	38%	2%	50%	12%	50%	2%	54%	4%	60%	48%	101.0	100.0	99.0	-3.80	-5.50	-3.90	44%	321
2018/19	67%	11%	86%	39%	72%	30%	72%	26%	81%	84%	108.0	104.0	109.0	+3.90	+3.40	-0.30	30%	420
2017/18	62%	5%	69%	34%	67%	18%	72%	13%	72%	79%	107.0	104.0	107.0	+5.10	+3.20	+2.70	31%	432
2016/17	41%	3%	58%	14%	66%	31%	66%	5%	83%	69%	101.0	101.0	104.0	+0.80	+4.20	-0.10	32%	409

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	235	10.9	47%	57%	59%	8%	25%
2023/24	268	12.1	49%	36%	50%	9%	29%
2022/23	321	11.7	44%	35%	54%	10%	33%
2021/22	362	12.2	31%	35%	54%	9%	32%
2020/21	396	11.1	28%	33%	48%	—	—
2018/19	420	14.2	30%	30%	52%	6%	21%
2017/18	432	14.0	31%	29%	53%	7%	25%
2016/17	409	11.7	32%	34%	57%	6%	19%