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Primary · SG9 · Hertfordshire

Layston Church of England First School

The Causeway, Buntingford, SG9 9EU

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance96.1%
AttainmentNo KS2 at this school
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils124

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SG9. Where we have them, council (East Hertfordshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
124
Free school meals
21.8%
4% above district average (17.8%)

Also: England 24.7%

SEN
20.1%
1.4% above district average (18.7%)

Also: England 18.2%

EAL
4.3%
0.2% above district average (4.1%)
Attendance
96.1%
0.7% above district average (95.4%)

Also: England 94.8%

Persistent absence
10.7%
Attainment
No KS2 at this school

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SG9 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2198.4%
  • 2021/2294.6%
  • 2022/2391.3%
  • 2023/2492.7%
  • 2024/2594.4%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
150
Pupils on roll
124

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hertfordshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
20.1%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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