David Livingstone Academy

General Information

Address: Northwood Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HX
Phone: 02086534240
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr David Dowling
Age range: 4-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 198
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 66
% eligible for free school meals: 33.3%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £4,643 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #62 of 68 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#60Oasis Academy Ryelands£5,553
#61Applegarth Academy£5,249
#62David Livingstone Academy£4,643
#63Tudor Academy£4,316
#64Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School£4,102

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Castle Hill Academy£11,487
#2All Saints CofE Primary School£10,280
#3Quest Primary School£10,039
#4Heavers Farm Primary School£9,850
#5Broadmead Primary School£9,479
#6South Norwood Primary£9,181
#7Courtwood Primary School£8,928
#8Forest Academy£8,654
#9Monks Orchard Primary School£8,567
#10Rowdown Primary School£8,453
#11Aerodrome Primary Academy£8,412
#12Selsdon Primary and Nursery School£8,345
#13Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School£8,329
#14Fairchildes Primary School£8,317
#15The Crescent Primary School£8,317
#16Harris Primary Academy Croydon£8,307
#17Coulsdon CofE Primary School£8,057
#18Norbury Manor Primary School£8,056
#19St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy£8,018
#20Paxton Academy Sports And Science£8,000
#21Kenley Primary School£7,928
#22Rockmount Primary School£7,923
#23Beaumont Primary School£7,800
#24Oasis Academy Byron£7,800
#25Greenvale Primary School£7,762
#26St Chad's Catholic Primary School£7,628
#27St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School£7,556
#28Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School£7,545
#29Woodside Primary School£7,544
#30St Mark's Church of England Primary Academy£7,520
#31Chestnut Park Primary School£7,474
#32Gresham Primary School£7,381
#33Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley)£7,376
#34New Valley Primary School£7,330
#35Forestdale Primary School£7,290
#36Harris Primary Academy Purley Way£7,265
#37Howard Primary School£7,223
#38Harris Primary Academy Benson£7,213
#39Ridgeway Primary School£7,193
#40Ark Oval Primary Academy£7,150
#41St Aidan's Catholic Primary School£7,037
#42Chipstead Valley Primary School£7,001
#43Purley Oaks Primary School£6,976
#44West Thornton Primary School£6,948
#45St John's CofE Primary School£6,939
#46Downsview Primary and Nursery School£6,900
#47St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School£6,878
#48Ecclesbourne Primary School£6,857
#49Robert Fitzroy Academy£6,806
#50The Hayes Primary School£6,760
#51Harris Primary Academy Kenley£6,744
#52John Wood School & Nursery£6,739
#53Keston Primary School£6,650
#54Harris Primary Academy Haling Park£6,584
#55Krishna Avanti Primary School£6,530
#56St Peter's Primary School£6,528
#57Cypress Primary School£6,519
#58Atwood Primary School£6,291
#59Woodcote Primary School£6,269
#60Oasis Academy Ryelands£5,553
#61Applegarth Academy£5,249
#62David Livingstone Academy£4,643
#63Tudor Academy£4,316
#64Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School£4,102
#65Gonville Academy£4,065
#66Heathfield Academy£3,962
#67Orchard Way Primary School£2,935
#68Kensington Avenue Primary School£644

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