Livingstone Road Junior School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 7-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Livingstone Road
Parkstone
Poole
Dorset
BH12 3DX
Phone 012027806806
Reference Number 144602

Livingstone Road Junior School is demonstrating a strong overall performance, significantly enhanced by effective leadership and a commitment to inclusivity. The school has successfully improved attendance, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The culture of safeguarding is robust, ensuring that pupils feel safe and valued. However, despite these strengths, the school faces challenges in academic achievement with Year 6 outcomes in reading, writing, and mathematics being below national averages for an extended period. The efforts to improve these outcomes are ongoing, with new strategies being implemented in teaching and curriculum design.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 221
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.77%
Girls: 50.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 18.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
3 29 29 58
4 25 32 57
5 26 27 53
6 30 23 53

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 71%
White, Other 10.9%
White & Asian 3.6%
Mixed, Other 3.2%
Unclassified 1.8%
Asian, Other 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
African 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Needs attention
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Needs attention
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Needs attention
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
Last Report Date 13 Jan 2026
Date Report
13 Jan 2026 School inspection
19 Oct 2021 School inspection

Strengths

  • Strong attendance improvements, now aligned with national averages.
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND, leading to improved outcomes.
  • High levels of inclusivity and positive school culture.
  • Strong pastoral care fostering students' mental health and wellbeing.
  • Engagement with families to address barriers to attendance.

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils' outcomes in Year 6 national tests in core subjects are below national averages.
  • Some students lack fluency in essential skills in reading and mathematics.
  • Inconsistent impact of new teaching strategies across the curriculum.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.3
Writing 0.3
Maths 0.8

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Average Scaled Score

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