Betty Layward Primary School

State-Funded School

betty-layward-primary-school-hackney-london

LondonRegion

HackneyLocal Authority

Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonConstituency

N16 9EXPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Betty Layward Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hackney, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 450 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 23%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

450

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 450
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 4 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Sept 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.