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Laycock Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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What differs

  • Laycock Primary School has 217 pupils; Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has 434.
  • The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactLaycock Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Community school

DfE register

State-funded: Voluntary aided school

DfE register

Ages3 to 11

DfE register

3 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils217

DfE register

434

DfE register

Religious characterNot publishedRoman Catholic

DfE register

BoroughIslington

DfE register

Islington

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round22 first preferences for 29 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

51 first preferences for 58 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 26 June 2024: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Ofsted ungraded inspection, 19 October 2022: School remains Good

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths64% (2024/25)

DfE

63% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals61.1%

DfE register

53.4%

DfE register

English as an additional language57%

school census 2024/25

50.9%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support20%

school census 2024/25

13.2%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher11.9

DfE workforce census

19.2

DfE workforce census

Overall absence7.7%

DfE, 2024/25

6%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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