LeAF Studio

State-Funded School

leaf-studio-bournemouth-christchurch-poole-south-west

South WestRegion

Bournemouth, Christchurch & PooleLocal Authority

Bournemouth WestConstituency

BH11 9JWPostcode

2.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

LeAF Studio is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–19, located in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, South West.

It currently serves 458 pupils. LeAF Studio is part of AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.44

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

458

Total Pupils

41%Boys

59%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 458
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: AUTHENTIC EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Oct 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
11 Feb 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.