Livingstone Road Junior School, Poole
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at creating an inclusive, welcoming community where all pupils - especially those with additional needs, limited English or facing challenges at home - receive personalized support and thrive emotionally. Leaders have significantly improved attendance and behaviour by strengthening pastoral care and fostering a strong sense of belonging. Pupils enjoy a broad, ambitious curriculum with excellent enrichment opportunities, and most feel happy, safe and respected.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusion and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- Strong attendance improvements and reduced persistent absence, particularly for disadvantaged pupils
- Calm, orderly school environment with effective behaviour management
- Leaders prioritize mental health and wellbeing with targeted pastoral support
- Wide range of clubs, trips and enrichment activities available to all pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Reading and mathematical fluency is not secure for some pupils, limiting their access to wider curriculum
- Teachers do not always identify gaps in learning quickly enough, so activities are not consistently matched to pupils' needs
- Year 6 national test outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics remain below national averages
- Some pupils lack essential skills to apply learning across subjects beyond English and mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, street dance, outdoor education, reading ambassadors, maths maestros, sports ambassadors, student council, book café, maths café, trips, community involvement with local food bank
Livingstone Road Junior School is a highly inclusive school with strong pastoral care and wellbeing support, though pupils' academic outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics have been below national averages for some time.
At a Glance
33.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 67%. Maths has declined from 67% to 61%. Writing has remained stable at around 65%.
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
27.6
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
34%
Available places
204 pupils
600 capacity
396 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Poole
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Poole
Admissions Demand - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Places available
3,915
Applications
3,469
Got 1st preference
89.0%
Got preferred school
97.6%
Primary admissions across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.7832%
Overall absence
16.46091%
Persistent absence
243
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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