Livingstone Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
426
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Foundation school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(08/03/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
42%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Clapham Road
Bedford
MK41 7LG
01234352879

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Livingstone Primary School embraces the diversity of its pupils and their families, actively encouraging pupils to celebrate the uniqueness of the school’s community. Pupils from various backgrounds, experiences and cultures work together in harmony, seeing each other’s differences as something to be valued and celebrated. Consequently, Livingstone Primary School is a vibrant, happy and enthusiastic learning environment. You and your team continue to face the daily challenges of your school with a stoic determination to provide the best educational opportunities for your pupils. You have a high turnover of pupils arriving and leaving the school, many of whom are in the early stages of learning English. A large majority of these pupils arrive with barriers to their learning, such as extended periods of absence from formal education, or trauma and upheaval in their personal lives. You are fervent in your belief that no matter what difficulties a significant number of your pupils face, they should be given first class opportunities, both in the classroom and beyond it. In school, your staff are proactive and conscientious in the support that they provide to your pupils, especially those who come from the most vulnerable backgrounds. The curriculum also ensures that pupils develop a breadth in their understanding about the world. For example, the curriculum in science is well thought out and enables pupils to learn about science through creative and engaging methods. More than this, your passion for extending pupils’ experiences in the ‘real’ world is shown by your extensive range of trips and visits for each year group, such as to Warwick Castle, Covent Garden Opera House, or the HMS Belfast ‘kip on a ship’. Parents are generally very positive about the work of the school, and many are effusive in their praise for school leaders and staff. Where a small minority of parents are not as positive, this is generally around the levels of challenge for their children, including the use of homework, and around the recent change to the organisation of after-school clubs. Your governors are proactive and knowledgeable about the context and achievement in the school. They have a range of expertise, most notably in education and safeguarding. They use these skills and knowledge to review the additional funding that they receive for disadvantaged pupils, and align this with the achievement, safeguarding and well-being of disadvantaged pupils effectively. Safeguarding is effective. One of my key lines of enquiry during the inspection was how well you safeguard pupils. This is particularly pertinent as published information indicates that the attendance, especially of disadvantaged pupils, and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities, is too low. You are tenacious in following up on pupils who leave the school, to ensure their safety and well-being. Where there are pupils who do not attend well enough, you work on a case-by-case basis, both supporting and challenging families. You liaise with the local authority to improve attendance, including the use of fixed-term penalty notices. While you make a real difference to some pupils, raising the school’s overall attendance to meet the national average remains a constant challenge for you and your team. Staff are trained in the most up-to-date safeguarding guidance and are vigilant to pupils’ well-being and safety. The designated leader listens to their concerns carefully, records accurately, and uses this information to ensure that the right external agencies get accurate and detailed information on the pupils who most need their help. You also use this knowledge about your pupils and their families to help them find the support which they sometimes desperately need in the wider community. Pupils feel safe and are taught how to stay safe in school, online and in the wider community, through a variety of lessons, assemblies and visiting speakers. Pupils particularly emphasised how staff use current events to reiterate the importance of respect, equality and communication in society. Consequently, pupils say that bullying is very rare as ‘adults won’t allow it’ and that if it does occur, they trust staff to deal with it well.

Livingstone Primary School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>86, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>83, "agree"=>14, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>67, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>67, "strongly_agree"=>16, "agree"=>6, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>24, "strongly_agree"=>51, "agree"=>19, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 13 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>53, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>77, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>80, "agree"=>17, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>26, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>23, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>96, "no"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 70 responses up to 12-03-2023

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