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Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

URN
148590
Phase
All-through
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
URN
148590
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

86 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of all-through schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#1 of 2 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Reach choice
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

School Compass Parent Report

Your decision briefing for Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 1 alternative school identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 May 2024
Inspection date
16 April 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

141

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

481

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

141

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.41×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

Use these official links to submit your application. Deadlines and portals are set by your local authority — always confirm the latest dates before you apply.

Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)
School website
https://www.livingstone-aspirations.org/

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 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BH1 1PA - Madeira Road, Bournemouth

Contact details

Address
Madeira Road, Bournemouth
Postcode
BH1 1PA
Phone
1202124555
Website
https://www.livingstone-aspirations.org/
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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 20 May 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 May 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 20 May 2024

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 May 202416 April 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 20 May 2024
    • Good

      Published
      20 May 2024
      Inspected
      16 April 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.

    Offer rate

    29.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 127

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    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

    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
    Bournemouth Jewish Day School328 mNot applicableClosed
    Kings Bournemouth806 mNot applicableOpen
    Wyvern House Tutorial College814 mNot applicableClosed
    Bournemouth Christian School832 mNot applicableClosed
    St Dominic's School892 mNot applicableClosed
    Malmesbury Park Primary School992 mPrimaryOpen
    Malmesbury Park Primary School992 mPrimaryClosed
    Bethany Church of England Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Bethany Church of England Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Martin's School1.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    • Bournemouth Jewish Day School
      Distance
      328 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Kings Bournemouth
      Distance
      806 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Wyvern House Tutorial College
      Distance
      814 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Bournemouth Christian School
      Distance
      832 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (All-through) and local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Parkfield SchoolAll-throughBH23 6DFClosed
    St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive SchoolAll-throughBH6 4AHOpen
    • Parkfield School
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
      BH23 6DF
      Status
      Closed
    • St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
      Phase
      All-through
      Postcode
      BH6 4AH
      Status
      Open
    St Dominic's School
    Distance
    892 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Malmesbury Park Primary School
    Distance
    992 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Malmesbury Park Primary School
    Distance
    992 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bethany Church of England Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bethany Church of England Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Martin's School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open