LIPA School
All-through · Free schools · Mixed · Liverpool
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 05/06/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
35.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
499
Capacity used
Has space87%
572 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
45 of 45 families who put it first got an offer
51
Places offered
82
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 45 | 45 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 16 | 3 | ● 19% |
| 3rd preference | 21 | 3 | ● 14% |
| Total | 82 | 51 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Liverpool lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire McKendrick
- Address
- Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT
- Phone
- 01519580020
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Ward / constituency
- City Centre South · Liverpool Riverside
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141103
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 38% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 28% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
499 pupils · 572 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
05 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 592 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 4% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 40% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 2% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Liverpool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.