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LeAF Studio

Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JW ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2024

At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 13–19 in Bournemouth. Ofsted inspection (September 2024): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 42.4 vs 46.1, 2024/25).

Ages: 13–19
Pupils: 458
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Academy trust: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
Headteacher: Mrs Nadine Lapskas
Opened: Sept 2012

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 24 Sept 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 78 pupils

Attainment 8

42.4

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

30.8%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

67.9%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.18

2023/24 · CI -0.5 to 0.14

This school

42.4

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

50.5

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

460

Capacity

500

92% full

Girls / boys

59/41

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)23.4%
English as an additional language3.5%
SEN support15.9%
Education, Health and Care plan2%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.