About This Independent Guide
Welcome to our comprehensive guide to Livingstone Academy Bournemouth. It is crucial for parents and the wider community to have access to clear, unbiased, and factual information when making decisions about education. This website operates as a wholly independent, data-first guide. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or funded by Livingstone Academy Bournemouth, the ASPIRATIONS ACADEMIES TRUST, or the local BCP Council.
Our editorial standard is strictly grounded in official, publicly available data. We do not invent facts, we do not publish subjective parent testimonials, and we do not alter or estimate figures to make a school look better or worse. Our goal is simply to present the hard data in a way that is easy to read, interpret, and compare.
Our Data Sources
Every statistic, performance metric, and inspection grade found on this website is pulled directly from official UK government and educational datasets. We believe in total transparency regarding where this information comes from.
The information currently displayed was retrieved and snapshotted on 2026-07-24. The specific datasets used are:
- School Details & Establishment: DfE Get Information About Schools (GIAS) bulk establishment extract
- Academic Performance: DfE Compare School & College Performance — KS4 2024-2025 (Attainment 8) & 2023-2024 (Progress 8)
- Ofsted Inspections: Ofsted 'Management information — state-funded schools — latest inspections' (Nov 2025)
- Financial Data: DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking / Explore Education Statistics
Our Honesty Policy
To maintain our E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness) standards, we adhere to the following principles:
- Every figure is copied from an official DfE/Ofsted dataset — none are estimated. Missing values are null, never zero.
- Progress 8 does not exist for 2024-2025 (cohort had no KS2 baseline); the 2023-2024 value is used and dated.
- Post-Sept-2024 Ofsted inspections carry no single overall grade — do not invent one.
If you require specific, day-to-day operational details about Livingstone Academy Bournemouth—such as uniform policies, term dates, or specific curriculum plans—we always recommend visiting the school's official website.