Livingstone Road Infant School
Livingstone Road, Poole, BH12 3DT
199 pupils · 44% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 15 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 53 | 129 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 48 | 115 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 134 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 54 | 135 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 69 | 135 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 67 | 62 | 128 | 65 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 74 | 60 | 115 | 65 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 83 | 55 | 122 | 72 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Livingstone Road Junior School 0.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Courthill Infant School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Heatherlands Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ocean Academy Poole 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School 1.6 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.