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Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Free school
Madeira Road, Bournemouth BH1 1PA · livingstone-aspirations.org · 01202 124555
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.81 mi
- 1.30 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Category 5 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,006
- 67% of 1,510 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- First language not English
- 51%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 5” went to a home 0.81 mi (1.30 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 136 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 136 | 164 | 1.2▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 213 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 143 | 229 | 1.6▲ | 54% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 144 | 184 | 1.3▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 174 | 1.2▲ | 63% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 0.81 mi1.30 km | |
The document prints no unit; miles, as BCP's Year 7 summary for the same year.
Results
Key stage 2 results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 67
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (27%) with SEND