Langside School
Langside School is a non-maintained special school in Poole for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 32 pupils and room for 44. About 4 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2020.
Langside Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 5BN01202 518635diverseabilities.org.ukMr Jonathan Seaward principalAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 26 February 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A later, shorter visit on 21 May 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with moderate learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Profound and multiple learning difficulty (31), Specific learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 6% | 6% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 12% | 12% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 77.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 22.2% | 15.5% | 20.9% | 20.4% | 31.2% | 16.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 21.9% | 15.4% | 20.9% | 20.4% | 31.2% | 16.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 55.6% | 54.6% | 63.6% | 79.0% | 94.7% | 57.1% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot Primary School | Academy | 270 m | 547 | Good 2022 | 79 | Compare |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 900 m | 418 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 940 m | 603 | Report card 2026 | 63 | Compare |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Higher education institutions | 970 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bournemouth University | Higher education institutions | 0.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole | Academy | 0.6 miles | 370 | Good 2022 | 45 | Compare |
| Manorside Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 413 | No overall grade 2025 | 41 | Compare |
| Talbot Heath School | Independent | 0.9 miles | 427 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Langside School a good school?
Langside School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in February 2020.
What is Langside School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Langside School good at its last full inspection on 26 February 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Langside School have?
32 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 44 places, so it is 73% full.
What is attendance like at Langside School?
Pupils were in school 77.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 56% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Langside School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Langside School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Langside Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 5BN
- Telephone
- 01202 518635
- Website
- www.diverseabilities.org.uk
- Principal
- Mr Jonathan Seaward
- Type of school
- Non-maintained special school (Non-maintained special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward
- Alderney & Bourne Valley
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2002 (result of closure)
- URN
- 133740 · LAESTAB 8397016 · UKPRN 10016306
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.