Layston Church of England First School
About the school
Layston Church of England First School is an open primary school in Hertfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 31 October 2023
- Published
- 12 February 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Inadequate
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
139
Girls
57.55%
Boys
42.45%
SEN support
17.99%
Education, health and care plan
2.16%
English as an additional language
4.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
21.58%
Overall absence
5.56
Persistent absence
12.71