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Livingstone Academy Bournemouth

Free schools · Bournemouth · BH1 1PA

Ages 4–19 · 1,006 pupils · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

7.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.1%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
578

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill67%

1,006 pupils · 1,510 places

Pupils on roll
1,006
Boys / girls
555 / 451
School capacity
1,510
Capacity fill
1,006 / 1,510 (67%)
Free school meals
26.1%
FSM pupils
263
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Aspirations Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Warr

Location

Address
Madeira Road
Postcode
BH1 1PA
Town
Bournemouth
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
District
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Bournemouth West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (all-through), Ages 4–19, in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1,006 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.1%.

Open schools in Bournemouth
49
All-through schools in Bournemouth
2
Academies among open schools in Bournemouth
76% (37)
Open schools in BH1
4
All-through in BH1
1
Open schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
117
All-through in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole LA
2

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BournemouthNear BH1

  • Kings Bournemouth

    Other independent school

    Bournemouth · BH2 6LD · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 14–25

    • Att82.1
    • EM5+0%

    0.5 miles away

  • Malmesbury Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bournemouth · BH8 8LU · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM21.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Bethany Church of England Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bournemouth · BH1 4DJ · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 7–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM45.5%

    0.9 miles away

  • St Martin's School

    Other independent school

    Bournemouth · BH3 7NA · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 3–11

    0.9 miles away

  • Linwood School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community special school

    Bournemouth · BH9 1AJ · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 2–19

    • Att81.5
    • P8-1.7
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence9.6%

    1.0 miles away

  • Cambian Wing College

    Special post 16 institution

    Bournemouth · BH8 8TH · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

    Ages 16–25

    1.1 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Warr
Telephone
01202124555
Website
https://www.livingstone-aspirations.org/

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