LIPA School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jun 5 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Unique reference
- 141103
- Address
- Upper Duke Street, L1 7BT
- Website
- www.lipaschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 593 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.5%
- Girls
- 54.5%
- First language not English
- 30.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 34.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 48.1%
Mixed 16.5%
Other 9.1%
Other White 8.8%
Unclassified 7.8%
Other Black 2.7%
Chinese 2%
African 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsWell below average-3.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lipa School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 49 22 27 |
| Year 1 | 51 24 27 |
| Year 2 | 54 21 33 |
| Year 3 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 4 | 53 17 36 |
| Year 5 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 6 | 59 22 37 |
| Year 7 | 57 24 33 |
| Year 8 | 55 33 22 |
| Year 9 | 48 26 22 |
| Year 10 | 54 26 28 |