Betty Layward Primary School
Primary schoolBetty Layward Primary School is a primary school in Hackney, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 450 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 4 October 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Betty Layward Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 76% in Hackney and 62% in England.
28% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hackney | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 76% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 28% | 17% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Stoke Newington School and Sixth FormSecondary. School remains Good, July 2022. Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional)10 m
- Grasmere Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- The Garden SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade590 m
- St Matthias Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Grazebrook Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Princess May Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hackney
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).