LIPA School
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT
Headteacher: Claire McKendrickSchool website ↗Pupils: 593 (capacity: 572)Part of THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted inspected
Inspected June 2025
Oversubscribed
52% of first-choice applicants offered a place
inspected
Inspected June 2025
52%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 5 June 2025Full report ↗
Not rated
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Quality of Teaching
Inadequate
Behaviour in School
Inadequate
Pupils' Wider Development
Inadequate
School Leadership
Inadequate
GCSE Results (2024/25)
GCSE results for Year 11 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
40.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
2.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 62%·Writing 56%·Maths 51%→All three 40%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 56
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 65
- How many got their first choice?
- 34of 65 (52.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 283
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
40.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
35.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
18.0%
Boys and girls
54%girls·46%boys
323 girls, 270 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | English & Maths Grade 4+ | English & Maths Grade 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | - | - | - | - |
| 2016/17 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017/18 | - | - | - | - |
| 2018/19 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022/23 | - | - | - | - |
| 2023/24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | - | - | - | - |