68%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
31%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
12%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
268.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
460
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged
Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of LeAF Studio · Secondary with sixth form · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
68%
+9pp
68%63%58%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
31%
-1pp
32%27%21%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
Attainment 8
42.4
-0.1
44.141.538.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.4
EBacc entry
12%
+5pp
13%9%4%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
EBacc APS
268.5
-7.5
276.0260.0244.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 268.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level value added
-0.44
+0.8
-0.2-0.7-1.2
'17'19'24'25
'25 · -0.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
460
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 31% | 42.4 | Not applicable | 12% | 268.5 | 15% | 460 |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 32% | 42.5 | -0.18 | 6% | 276.0 | 17% | 444 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 27% | 38.9 | -0.44 | 4% | 244.0 | 10% | 431 |
| 2021/22 | 67% | 31% | 44.1 | -0.39 | 4% | 270.7 | 15% | 447 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 21% | 41.5 | -0.42 | 13% | 266.4 | 29% | 459 |
| 2017/18 | 54% | 27% | 42.0 | -0.52 | 29% | 193.4 | 34% | 309 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 29% | 45.0 | -0.29 | 52% | — | 52% | 214 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | -0.44 | Not eligible | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0 | E | -1.25 | Not eligible | 89 |
| 2022/23 | 34.1 | C+ | — | Suppressed | 109 |
| 2021/22 | 20.0 | D | — | Not eligible | 105 |
| 2018/19 | 18.5 | D | -0.63 | Suppressed | 115 |
| 2017/18 | 15.4 | D- | Suppressed | Not eligible | 50 |
| 2016/17 | 25.7 | C- | -0.19 | Suppressed | 73 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 460 | 20.0 | 18% | 4% | 23% | 10% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 444 | 19.3 | 20% | 4% | 20% | 9% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 431 | 18.6 | 15% | 4% | 20% | 9% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 447 | 20.7 | 14% | 4% | 19% | 10% | 41% |
| 2020/21 | 441 | 23.5 | 12% | 4% | 10% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 459 | 27.3 | 6% | 3% | 18% | 5% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 309 | 22.4 | 6% | 4% | 21% | 4% | 6% |
| 2016/17 | 214 | 26.8 | 2% | 5% | 18% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.