Laycock Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Laycock Street
Upper Street
London
N1 1SW
Phone 02072262927
Reference Number 100411

Laycock Primary School has been rated as 'Good' in overall effectiveness, reflecting a strong commitment to providing quality education, especially for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The leadership has undergone significant changes, yet they remain focused on improvement and have instilled a positive atmosphere for learning. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, effectively sequenced from early years through to Year 6, ensuring that most pupils are well-prepared for their educational journey.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 235
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.04%
Girls: 45.96%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 55.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 57%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 15.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 14.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 17.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 16 36
2 15 16 31
3 19 11 30
4 23 13 36
5 15 21 36
6 19 15 34

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
African 23%
White, British 20%
White, Other 8.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 6.4%
Caribbean 5.5%
Mixed, Other 5.1%
Indian 3.4%
Pakistani 2.6%
White & Asian 2.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Irish 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Jun 2024
Date Report
26 Jun 2024 School inspection:
28 Feb 2023 School inspection
08 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
01 Mar 2017 Short inspection
23 May 2012 Full inspection:
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
06 Nov 2007 Full inspection:
10 Nov 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Support for pupils with SEND is effective and personalized.
  • A broad, balanced, and ambitious curriculum is in place.
  • Leadership improvements have positively impacted staff morale.
  • Pupils demonstrate respectful behavior and strong relationships with adults.
  • Effective professional development for staff enhances teaching quality.
  • Robust systems for improving attendance have been implemented.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curricular changes in some foundation subjects are not fully embedded.
  • Early years staff need to better address gaps in children's knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -3.8
Writing -5.5
Maths -3.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 9 2
Third Preference 11 1
From another Local Authority 1 0

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