Livingstone Road Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Livingstone Road Infant School is a primary school in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

Livingstone Road Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 35 of the 36 other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 53 first-choice applications for 55 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; places had run out in 1 of the 3 earlier years.
There are 30.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Of its pupils, 25.1% are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 28.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Livingstone Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3DT
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 2–7
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Pupils on roll: 199 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 30.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026

Strengths

“Everyone is valued at Livingstone Road Infant school.”
“From pre-school to Year 2, children and pupils flourish in this nurturing and inclusive environment.”
“They form positive friendships and build trusting, respectful relationships with staff.”

To improve

“Although children and pupils make effective progress from their individual starting points, this is not always fully reflected in national assessment results.”
“Leaders have rightly identified that pupils’ knowledge and skills in writing are not yet fully secure.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Livingstone Road Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
Courthill Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Heatherlands Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
Ocean Academy Poole 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
Manorside Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published