Layston Church of England First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–9 · Buntingford, Hertfordshire
Layston Church of England First School is a primary school in Buntingford, Hertfordshire for ages 5–9 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 31 October 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- The Causeway, Buntingford, SG9 9EU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 124 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 31 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are starting to benefit from the recent improvements leaders have made to the school.”
- “Pupils, including the increasing number of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well-cared for and safe.”
- “Across the school, pupils learn in calm and orderly classrooms.”
To improve
- “However, pupils, including in early years, are not routinely set work that is precisely matched or adapted to their needs.”
- “Consequently, this means that these pupils have gaps in knowledge that are not securely addressed.”
- “In early years, there are missed opportunities for children to have their learning extended further.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 8 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Millfield First and Nursery School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Buntingford First School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Anstey First School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jenyns First School and Nursery 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published