Livingstone Road Infant SchoolHeatherlands Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Poole.
Summary of the comparison
Livingstone Road Infant School and Heatherlands Primary School are primary schools in Poole.
Livingstone Road Infant School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Heatherlands Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Livingstone Road Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Livingstone Road Infant School was judged the expected standard and Heatherlands Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Heatherlands Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PooleLivingstone Road Infant School | PooleHeatherlands Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 65th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 38th of 65 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 216 | 624 | |
| Capacity | 450 | 630 | |
| Location | Poole, BH12 3DT | Poole, BH12 2BG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 6.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 216 | 624 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.7% | 30.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.3% | 21.3% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 13.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.2% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% | 5.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.1% | 10.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Livingstone Road Infant School
Heatherlands Primary School
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