SCHOOL PROFILE

Laycock Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100411
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 444 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

26 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 11 May 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Islington
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 217 203 full-time · 14 part-time
Female pupils 99 45.6% of pupils
Male pupils 118 54.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

59.0%
34.2 pts above England
School 59.0%
Islington 46.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

59.9%
39.6 pts above England
School 59.9%
Islington 36.8%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Islington 0.1%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
24.9%
54
White British
17.5%
38
Any other ethnic group
11.5%
25
Any other White background
7.4%
16
Bangladeshi
7.4%
16
Any other Mixed background
6.5%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 41.0% 89 of 217 pupils
20.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 41.0%
Islington 26.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.7% 45 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 20.3% 44 pupils
England 6.0% 14.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Hearing impairment 33
Social, emotional & mental health 27
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Islington 65.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Islington 78.4%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Islington 73.9%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Islington 76.0%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.75%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.53 pts higher than England
School 7.75%
Islington 7.74%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.07 pts higher than England
School 24.89%
Islington 22.69%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.89%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.91 pts lower than England
School 0.89%
Islington 2.15%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

48.9% 39.3 pts below England
Laycock Primary School
48.9%
Islington
84.4%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information