Ofsted: Good emoji_events #43 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole public Top 78% UK

Livingstone Road Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Claire Addis

corporate_fareHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onPoole, BH12 3DX

language Visit Website phone 12027806806

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

231

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Expected Standard

52%

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Age Range

7-11

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Livingstone Road Junior School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Poole, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Livingstone Road Junior School is an academy sponsor led in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 221 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 50 primaries in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and #10,434 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 9.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%

Reading67% LA 72%

Writing65% LA 70%

Maths61% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing62% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading56% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.8

-2.9 to 0.3

0.3

Write

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 1.8

0.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.7 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading53% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.7

Read

LA -0.7

-5.3 to -2.0

0.0

Write

LA -0.4

-1.6 to 1.5

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.6 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 59%

Reading49% LA 68%

Writing66% LA 74%

Maths59% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.6

Read

LA -1.3

-7 to -4.2

-4.2

Write

LA -0.4

-5.6 to -2.8

-4.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-6.1 to -3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-19

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-01-29

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-01-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

4.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.2%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 221 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	221	10	4.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	227	32	14.1%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	230	37	16.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	232	21	9.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	229	10	4.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	4	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	231	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	230	13	5.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	5	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	245	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	238	7	2.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	4	1.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	236	13	5.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	242	6	2.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	242	10	4.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	247	15	6.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	248	12	4.8%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	250	8	3.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	259	6	2.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	0	17	-	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Livingstone Road Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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