Livingstone Road Junior SchoolHeatherlands Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Poole.
Summary of the comparison
Livingstone Road Junior School and Heatherlands Primary School are primary schools in Poole.
Livingstone Road Junior School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Heatherlands Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Heatherlands Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Livingstone Road Junior School was judged the expected standard and Heatherlands Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 52.0% for Livingstone Road Junior School and 58.0% for Heatherlands Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Livingstone Road Junior School (51.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and 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 Junior School | PooleHeatherlands Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100 | D52/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 39th 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 sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 221 | 624 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 630 | |
| Location | Poole, BH12 3DX | Poole, BH12 2BG | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 52.0% | 58.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 221 | 624 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.5% | 30.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.9% | 21.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.7% | 13.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 3.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% | 5.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.5% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
Heatherlands Primary School
Full profiles: Livingstone Road Junior School · Heatherlands Primary School