LIPA School
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT
Reception - Year 11 (ages 4-16)
All-throughFree schoolsMixedNone
About the school
“LIPA’s ethos and the approach to education it has inspired has proved to be both highly successful and popular.”
Open since 2014.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 9 July 2025
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentInadequate
Leadership and managementInadequate
Safeguarding effectiveNo
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Ofsted has flagged this school with a category of concern (SM). See the full report for details.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
Visit the school's website for admissions details →Details
- Number of pupils
- 593
- Multi-academy trust
- THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01519580020
- Website
- www.lipaschool.org