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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Layston Church of England First School

The Causeway
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 9EU

Telephone: 01763 271235

Email: admin@layston.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Adele McMurrough

School type: First Mixed

School category: Voluntary Controlled

School number: 232

DFE number: 919-3011

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 146

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

30

30

Number of applications made

79

77

Number of places offered

30

28

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

9

Nearest School

12

Not Nearest School

7

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

7

Nearest School

16

Not Nearest School

7

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

978.89

Distance

5303.37

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

1405.6

Distance

2484

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4

Updated: 4 December 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Layston Church of England First School.

Ofsted report and rating for Layston Church of England First School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Karen Fitzgerald

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Tracy Warner

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