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Welcome from the Interim Head Teacher

A very warm welcome to the David Livingstone Academy website!

I am delighted to be supporting David Livingstone Academy as Interim Head Teacher, whilst Phoebe Greer is on her Maternity Leave. It is a privilege to work within this incredible academy, and to learn alongside such fantastic children and wonderful staff.

David Livingstone Academicians are placed at the heart of every decision made in the school. We recognise and meet indicidual needs whilst valuing hard work and kindness. Our curriculum is deliverately designed to ensure that pupils become fluent readers, studying a canon of high-quality texts during their school journey. Furthermore, we aim to support them in becoming knowledgable, confident speakers, who can articulate their thoughts and options. The professional development of our staff is based on the most recent academic thinking: This results in oustanding teaching and learning, that results in children making excellent progress from their starting points.

Our children are kind, diligent and resilient and our aim is to ensure that these qualities, along with the very best foundation in primary education, will help their chances of being successful and happy in life. Our staff have the very highest aspirations for our learners.  

We hope that this website gives you the information that you need and an insight into the thinking and work that has gone into all areas of the curriculum and into all aspects of our provision to ensure that the children get the very best possible start to their education.  

If your child will be joining us for the first time, we welcome you as parents and carers, we thank you for entrusting your child to us, and we look forward to a happy and successful partnership over the coming years. If you are considering this school for your child, we'll be delighted to make an appointment for you to visit and learn more about the school.

Felicity Gilmore

Interim Head Teacher

Celebrating success

Phonics
63%
Phonics
75% National (2023)
Key Stage 2
75%
Maths
73% National (2023)
64%
Reading
73% National (2023)
79%
Writing
71% National (2023)
57%
Combined
59% National (2023)
TBC
MTC
20.4 National (2023)
Ofsted
2019
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Our students live the STEP values

Our values in action

Our students live the STEP values

Passion - Urgency - Positivity - Aspiration - Commitment to Anti-Racism