SCHOOL PROFILE

Livingstone Road Infant School

Primary Academy converter URN 144554
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 44.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 May 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 29 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Trust HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 199 199 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 100 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 99 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.1%
0.3 pts above England
School 25.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 19.5%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

26.1%
5.8 pts above England
School 26.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.9%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.0%
5.0 pts above England
School 6.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4.1%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.8%
129
Any other White background
11.1%
22
Any other Asian background
4.5%
9
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
8
African
3.0%
6
White and Asian
2.5%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.6% 31 of 199 pupils
5.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 21.4%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.6% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 4.0% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
No specialist assessment yet 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.91%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.31 pts lower than England
School 5.91%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6.58%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.12%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.31 pts higher than England
School 22.12%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 16.30%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.88%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.92 pts lower than England
School 0.88%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2.12%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

44.2% 44.0 pts below England
Livingstone Road Infant School
44.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information