Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Madeira Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1PA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
18.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,006
Capacity used
Has space67%
1,510 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
52 of 55 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
137
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 55 | 52 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 51 | 4 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 4 | ● 24% |
| 4th preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 137 | 60 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Warr
- Address
- Madeira Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1PA
- Phone
- 01202124555
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Bournemouth Central · Bournemouth West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148590
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
1,006 pupils · 1,510 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 802 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.