Betty Layward Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.245 miles
Published by Hackney Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Betty Layward Primary School is a primary school in London, Hackney for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 4 October 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Betty Layward Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.245 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.229 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.305 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.339 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.38 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.381 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.352 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.305 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.486 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 89 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families and 33 first-choice families (37%) were not offered a place.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.245 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 33 Hackney primary schools with a published last distance (middle 0.98 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was about the same as in 2025 and nearer than in 2018, though it swung sharply between some years.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 28% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Clissold Road, Hackney, London, N16 9EX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 450 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this school.”
- “They enjoy learning because leaders have thought carefully about how to make the curriculum relevant and engaging.”
- “They rise to these high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 89 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- Grasmere Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthias Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grazebrook Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Princess May Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- William Patten Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Shacklewell Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Halley House School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkwood Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published