LIPA School
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, Merseyside · L1 7BT
- Ofsted
- Not judged
- KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 11.1%
- Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
- 32.7%
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
- Spend per pupil
- £7,872
- Places filled
- 104%
Jun 2025
Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25
2024-25
2024-25
2025-26
2024-25
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
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%
At higher standard (R/W/M)↓ -7%
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
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
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
Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average
Reading
Writing
Maths
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
Average reading scaled score
-1.3 vs Liverpool average
Average maths scaled score
-2.1 vs Liverpool average
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
323 girls · 270 boys
Ethnicity
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
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
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
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
Attendance & absence
Share of school sessions missed
Overall absence rate↑ +6.2%
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
How this school compares
Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25
Overall absence rate
+3.9% vs Liverpool average
Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.
+15.9% vs Liverpool average
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
Pupils suspended at least once↑ +5.0%
Share of pupils with one or more suspension
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.↑ +0.32%
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
Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.
+0.26% vs Liverpool average
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%
- Recorded crimes
- 294
- Degree-level+
- 35%
April 2026 · England 4.1%
~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
Residents 16+ · Census 2021
Crime by type
Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04
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