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LIPA School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Free school
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool L1 7BT · lipaschool.org · 0151 958 0020
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 499
- 87% of 572 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.6%
- First language not English
- 29.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 54 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 76 | 1.5▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 70 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼40% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●103 | 105 | |
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected LIPA School on 5 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2024
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Jun 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2024Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
37% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 37%
- Replies
- 75
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 55% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (41%) with SEND