LIPA School
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–16 · Liverpool
LIPA School is an all-through school in Liverpool for ages 4–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 499 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 June 2025
Strengths
- “Older pupils choose books to read for pleasure from the class libraries.”
- “This helps to build their reading confidence.”
To improve
- “Pupils in different year groups and with different needs do not benefit from positive experiences at this school.”
- “The high proportion of supply or temporary staff in the school has caused pupils uncertainty.”
- “Pupils, particularly those in the secondary school and children in the early years, have been adversely affected by recent industrial action.”
Safeguarding: Not effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 40% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 0 first-preference applications, 0 offers in total, 0 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 0 first-preference applications, 0 offers in total, 0 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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