Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
Other · Free schools · Ages 4–19 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth is an other school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 4–19 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 and Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Madeira Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1PA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 1,006 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “The school has very high aspiration for what pupils can achieve.”
- “All aspects of school life support pupils’ character and wider development.”
- “Staff nurture pupils and know them well.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes they do not check that all pupils have fully understood new learning before moving on.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not build their knowledge securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 164 first-preference applications, 136 offers in total, 119 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 and Reception 2023 to 2026, as Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Kings Bournemouth 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Martin's School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Linwood School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Park School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Talbot Heath School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bournemouth Collegiate School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Victoria Education Centre 2.2 mi Standards maintained
- Tregonwell Academy 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding