Laycock Primary School
Laycock Street, Upper Street, London, N1 1SW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Jenny Lewis (Executive Headteacher) Fred Hall (Head of School)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Thornhill and Laycock Federation
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 444
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 100411
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072262927
About this school
Laycock Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 217 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 35 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 46% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 66% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 54% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 48% | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Laycock Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Islington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 64.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 268 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laycock Primary School compares
Laycock Primary School ranked 23rd of 40 primary schools in Islington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 7.8% | 58.6% | 217 | — |
| Canonbury Primary School | 78% | 5.9% | 50.6% | 441 | 0.2 miles |
| William Tyndale Primary School | 83% | 4% | 26.6% | 448 | 0.2 miles |
| Thornhill Primary School | 88% | 5.1% | 41% | 446 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | 53% | 8.1% | 64.4% | 171 | 0.4 miles |
| Drayton Park Primary School | 85% | 5% | 34% | 277 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 26 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report1 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.56%
- English as an additional language
- 57%
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 24.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Canonbury Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
William Tyndale Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
Thornhill Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Drayton Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Laycock Primary School ranks 708th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Laycock Primary School teach?
- Laycock Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Laycock Primary School?
- The headteacher of Laycock Primary School is Ms Jenny Lewis (Executive Headteacher) Fred Hall (Head of School), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Laycock Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laycock Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Laycock Primary School?
- Laycock Primary School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Laycock Primary School full?
- Laycock Primary School has capacity for 444 pupils and 217 on roll (49%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Laycock Primary School a faith school?
- No. Laycock Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Laycock Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Laycock Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Laycock Primary School?
- Laycock Primary School is part of the The Thornhill and Laycock Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Laycock Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Laycock Primary School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Laycock Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laycock Primary School rank locally?
- Laycock Primary School ranked 23rd of 40 primary schools in Islington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laycock Primary School's absence rate?
- Laycock Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laycock Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laycock Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.