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LeAF Studio

URN
138385
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
LeAF Studio
URN
138385
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

44

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

49

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of secondary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#21 of 21 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • 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
Latest publication date
21 October 2024
Inspection date
24 September 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Personal development

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 secondary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.leafstudio.co.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

42.4

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

30.8%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

67.9%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

11.5%

EBacc achievement

Location

BH11 9JW - Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset

Contact details

Address
Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset
Postcode
BH11 9JW
Phone
1202578886
Website
www.leafstudio.co.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.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 October 202424 September 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 21 October 2024
    • Inspection

      Published
      21 October 2024
      Inspected
      24 September 2024
      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

    2.6%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    Not published

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.44

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    Not published

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    78.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    5.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    8.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    8.0%

    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
    Stillbrook Lodge Independent Montessori Primary School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Oakmead College of Technology284 mSecondaryClosed
    Oak Academy284 mSecondaryOpen
    Elm Academy531 mPrimaryOpen
    Elmrise Primary School531 mPrimaryClosed
    Elmrise First School531 mPrimaryClosed
    Elmrise Junior School531 mPrimaryClosed
    Christ The King Catholic Primary School663 mPrimaryOpen
    Christ The King Catholic Primary School663 mPrimaryClosed
    Heathlands Primary Academy993 mPrimaryOpen
    • Stillbrook Lodge Independent Montessori Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Oakmead College of Technology
      Distance
      284 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Oak Academy
      Distance
      284 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Elm Academy
      Distance
      531 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Avonbourne Boys' AcademySecondaryBH7 6NZOpen
    Avonbourne Girls AcademySecondaryBH7 6NYOpen
    Bournemouth SchoolSecondaryBH8 9PYOpen
    Bournemouth School for GirlsSecondaryBH8 9UJOpen
    Corfe Hills SchoolSecondaryBH18 9BGOpen
    • Avonbourne Boys' Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BH7 6NZ
      Status
      Open
    • Avonbourne Girls Academy
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BH7 6NY
      Status
      Open
    • Bournemouth School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BH8 9PY
      Status
      Open
    • Bournemouth School for Girls
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      BH8 9UJ
      Status
      Open
    • Corfe Hills School
    Elmrise Primary School
    Distance
    531 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Elmrise First School
    Distance
    531 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Elmrise Junior School
    Distance
    531 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Christ The King Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    663 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Christ The King Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    663 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Heathlands Primary Academy
    Distance
    993 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    BH18 9BG
    Status
    Open