Layston Church of England First School
The Causeway, Buntingford, SG9 9EU
124 pupils · 83% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 31 October 2023, published 12 February 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 9 | 8 | 36 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 18 | 18 | 59 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 27 | 77 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 78 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 31 | 92 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 95 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 54 | 116 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 34 | 93 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Millfield First and Nursery School 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Buntingford First School 1.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 3.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Anstey First School 5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Jenyns First School and Nursery 5.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 6.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.