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Langside School

URN
133740
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Langside School
URN
133740
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

72 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 25 June 2025: Standards maintained. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
16 March 2020
Inspection date
26 February 2020
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 16 March 2020

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 16 March 2020

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
School website
www.diverseabilities.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

BH12 5BN - Langside Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Langside Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset
Postcode
BH12 5BN
Phone
1202518635
Website
www.diverseabilities.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local authority code
839

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 125 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Authority statistics

Total schools

125

Open schools

117

Closed schools

8

Primary schools

68

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 March 2020

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 16 March 2020

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 16 March 2020

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 16 March 2020

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 16 March 2020

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    25 June 202521 May 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 25 June 2025
    16 March 202026 February 2020S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 16 March 2020
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      25 June 2025
      Inspected
      21 May 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      16 March 2020
      Inspected
      26 February 2020
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    23

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary68 (54.4%)
    • Secondary23 (18.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other34 (27.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Talbot Primary School266 mPrimaryOpen
    Talbot Primary School266 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mark's Church of England Primary School895 mPrimaryOpen
    St Mark's Church of England Aided Primary School895 mPrimaryClosed
    Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School938 mPrimaryOpen
    Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School938 mPrimaryClosed
    Arts University Bournemouth968 mNot applicableOpen
    The Arts Institute At Bournemouth968 m16 plusClosed
    Bournemouth University1.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Talbot Primary School
      Distance
      266 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Talbot Primary School
      Distance
      266 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mark's Church of England Primary School
      Distance
      895 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • St Mark's Church of England Aided Primary School
      Distance
      895 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arts University BournemouthNot applicableBH12 5HHOpen
    Bournemouth Christian SchoolNot applicableBH2 6NAClosed
    Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory SchoolNot applicableBH14 9JYOpen
    Bournemouth Collegiate SchoolNot applicableBH5 2DYOpen
    Bournemouth UniversityNot applicableBH12 5BBOpen
    • Arts University Bournemouth
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BH12 5HH
      Status
      Open
    • Bournemouth Christian School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BH2 6NA
      Status
      Closed
    • Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BH14 9JY
      Status
      Open
    • Bournemouth Collegiate School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BH5 2DY
      Status
      Open
    Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    938 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    938 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Arts University Bournemouth
    Distance
    968 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Arts Institute At Bournemouth
    Distance
    968 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Bournemouth University
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bournemouth University
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BH12 5BB
    Status
    Open