LIPA School
About the school
LIPA School is an open all-through school in Liverpool.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 5 June 2025
- Published
- 9 July 2025
- Inspection type
- S8 No Formal Designation Visit
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Inadequate
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Liverpool
- N/A
- England
- N/A
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 40%
- Liverpool
- 57%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 2%
- Liverpool
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 62%
- Liverpool
- 71%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 56%
- Liverpool
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 51%
- Liverpool
- 69%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 64%
- Liverpool
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 24%
- Liverpool
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Liverpool
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Liverpool
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Liverpool
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Liverpool
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
593
Girls
54.47%
Boys
45.53%
SEN support
15.85%
Education, health and care plan
7.25%
English as an additional language
30.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.41%
Overall absence
11.05
Persistent absence
35.81