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LIPA School

Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, Merseyside · L1 7BT

All-throughFree schoolsMixedAges 416593 pupilsTHE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Ofsted
Not judged

Jun 2025

KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
40%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
11.1%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
32.7%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
13.4

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,872

2024-25

Places filled
104%

593 of 572 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 5 June 2025

Early years
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate

Subject to a category of concern: Special measures

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SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. +8%

32%
'22-23
49%
'23-24
40%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M) -7%

9%
'22-23
4%
'23-24
2%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +0

103
'22-23
102
'23-24
103
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +2

99
'22-23
102
'23-24
101
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +2

101
'22-23
102
'23-24
103
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading

-0.3
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Writing

-0.5
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Maths

-3.3
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

-15.5% vs Liverpool average

This school40.0%
Liverpool average55.5%
Best in Liverpool86.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

-1.3 vs Liverpool average

This school103.0
Liverpool average104.3
Best in Liverpool109.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

-2.1 vs Liverpool average

This school101.0
Liverpool average103.1
Best in Liverpool110.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
32.7%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
30.5%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
7.3%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
15.8%

Gender split

54%
46%

323 girls · 270 boys

Ethnicity

White British
48.1%
Other ethnic group
9.1%
Other White
8.8%
Other Mixed
7.9%
Unclassified
7.8%
White & Black Caribbean
4.0%
White & Black African
3.4%
Other Black
2.7%
Chinese
2.0%
African
1.5%
Indian
1.3%
White & Asian
1.2%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

-0.8% vs Liverpool average

This school32.7%
Liverpool average33.5%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+9.1% vs Liverpool average

This school30.5%
Liverpool average21.4%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-8.7% vs Liverpool average

This school7.3%
Liverpool average15.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

-1.0% vs Liverpool average

This school15.8%
Liverpool average16.9%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +6.2%

4.9%
'18-19
7.4%
'21-22
8.1%
'22-23
9.9%
'23-24
11.1%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +22.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

13.3%
'18-19
26.0%
'21-22
25.3%
'22-23
31.8%
'23-24
35.8%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+3.9% vs Liverpool average

This school11.1%
Liverpool average7.2%
Best in Liverpool3.0%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+15.9% vs Liverpool average

This school35.8%
Liverpool average19.9%
Best in Liverpool3.4%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. +8.4%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.0%
'16-17
0.0%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
0.3%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.2%
'21-22
2.2%
'22-23
5.1%
'23-24
8.4%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once +5.0%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.0%
'16-17
0.0%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
0.3%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.2%
'21-22
1.8%
'22-23
3.6%
'23-24
5.0%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.32%

0.00%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.20%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.32%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

+4.9% vs Liverpool average

This school8.4%
Liverpool average3.5%
Best in Liverpool0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

+0.26% vs Liverpool average

This school0.32%
Liverpool average0.06%
Best in Liverpool0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Liverpool

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
5.7%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
294

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
35%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
84
Drugs
65
Shoplifting
51
Public order
21
Other theft
19
Burglary
9
Theft from the person
9
Robbery
9

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 141103