SCHOOL PROFILE

LIPA School

All-through Free schools URN 141103
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 572 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 June 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes Inadequate
Personal development Inadequate
Leadership & management Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Liverpool
Trust THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 499 499 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 266 53.3% of pupils
Male pupils 233 46.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

37.5%
12.7 pts above England
School 37.5%
Liverpool 34.5%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

29.5%
9.2 pts above England
School 29.5%
Liverpool 22.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Liverpool 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.5%
227
Any other ethnic group
11.6%
58
Any other White background
10.6%
53
Any other Mixed background
8.8%
44
Unclassified
5.8%
29
White and Black Caribbean
3.8%
19
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.9% 124 of 499 pupils
4.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.9%
Liverpool 26.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.0% 85 pupils
England 14.8% 2.2 pts above
EHC plans 7.8% 39 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 40
Social, emotional & mental health 26
Specific learning difficulty 17
No specialist assessment yet 15
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

40.0% 20.4 pts below England
School 40.0%
Liverpool 55.8%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

62.0%

11.8 pts below England

School 62.0%
Liverpool 69.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

56.0%

14.3 pts below England

School 56.0%
Liverpool 66.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

51.0%

21.0 pts below England

School 51.0%
Liverpool 67.0%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

11.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

4.83 pts higher than England
School 11.05%
Liverpool 7.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

35.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

20.00 pts higher than England
School 35.81%
Liverpool 19.97%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.24%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.43 pts higher than England
School 5.24%
Liverpool 2.08%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

87.2% 3.8 pts below England
LIPA School
87.2%
Liverpool
120.2%
North West
99.7%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information