Livingstone Primary School
Foundation primary school in Bedford (Bedford).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We are situated on the northern edge of the old heart of Bedford. Our building dates from 1893 and has great character. The spacious school hall is the hub around which school activities revolve. There are currently twelve classes for children from four to eleven years of age. We also run a pre-school for 3 and 4 year olds.
Our extensive and attractive grounds around the school are an added bonus. An exciting building project, started in June 2011 has provided a further 10 classrooms in a new building sympathetic to the strong Victorian character of the school. This is now accommodating our increase in numbers to a two form entry which begun in September 2012.
We now have capacity for up to 60 children in our Reception classes, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6; space for up to 420 pupils.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Gardening
- Lego
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Tennis
- Computing
- Forest School
- Numbots
- Accelerated Reader
- Twinkl
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 109432
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Roger Stanley Stokes | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Natalie Bliss | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Cathriona Hickey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Ann Diedrick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julia Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Robert Nicholls | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Dr Catherine Ungeprapakorn | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Mary Deirdre Murphy Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Toni Patricia Badnall-Neill Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record