Community school · Islington

Laycock Primary School

3–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100411URN

Laycock Street, Upper Street, London, N1 1SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.3 above Islington median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Islington

91 applications for 29 places · 14th of 37 in Islington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

26 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
1 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Islington median (2.8) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

91 applications · 29 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.1; Islington median median 2.8
2025 2.0; Islington median median 2.6
2024 4.0; Islington median median 2.9
2023 3.8; Islington median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Islington median median 2.9
2021 2.8; Islington median median 2.7
2020 3.0; Islington median median 3.0
2019 3.8; Islington median median 2.9
2018 2.8; Islington median median 3.4
2017 3.3; Islington median median 3.4
2016 3.9; Islington median median 3.3
2015 3.5; Islington median median 3.5
2014 4.1; Islington median median 3.4

This school
Islington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	29	91	3.1	22	0.76
Sep 2025	30	61	2.0	11	0.37
Sep 2024	19	76	4.0	14	0.74
Sep 2023	29	111	3.8	23	0.79
Sep 2022	41	131	3.2	30	0.73
Sep 2021	50	139	2.8	28	0.56
Sep 2020	50	149	3.0	35	0.70
Sep 2019	41	154	3.8	29	0.71
Sep 2018	50	139	2.8	25	0.50
Sep 2017	50	165	3.3	38	0.76
Sep 2016	50	193	3.9	41	0.82
Sep 2015	50	174	3.5	38	0.76
Sep 2014	30	122	4.1	15	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 73% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%22nd of 38 in Islington

Islington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Islington 81% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Islington 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Islington 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Islington 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Islington 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Islington 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Islington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	6%	103	103
2023/24	46%	0%	102	100
2022/23	38%	2%	101	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Laycock Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Canonbury Primary School
0.3 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

4.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
William Tyndale Primary School
0.4 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2024

5.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Islington

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Drayton Park Primary School
0.8 km · Islington

Improved significantly2025

4.5applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Islington

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Islington

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
The London Screen Academy
1.0 km · Islington

Not yet inspected

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100411 · 206/2379
Capacity: 444 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 61.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Laycock Street, Upper Street, London, N1 1SW
Local authority: Islington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources