Layston Church of England First School
Voluntary controlled school in Buntingford, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 5 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 124 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Free school meals | 21.80% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | The Causeway, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9EU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.layston.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01763271235 |
| URN | 117390 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 31 October 2023, published 12 February 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Millfield First and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Buntingford First School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Anstey First School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
- Jenyns First School and Nursery (primary school, about 5.7 km)
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 6.3 km)
- Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School (primary school, about 6.5 km)
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 6.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.