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LIPA School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareTHE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLiverpool, L1 7BT

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

484

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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LIPA School is a Free schools secondary school in Liverpool, serving ages 4-16. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

LIPA School is a free schools in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 4-16. It is part of THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 593 pupils on roll, of whom 35% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #97 of 113 primaries in Liverpool and #13,342 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Inadequate, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 9.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2024

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2023

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2022

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 55%

Reading62% LA 68%

Writing56% LA 66%

Maths51% LA 66%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading61% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading66% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.5

-0.5

Write

LA 0.3

-2.2 to 1.2

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.0 to -1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 65%

Reading-% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.3

Write

LA 0.3

Maths

LA 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading-% LA 70%

Writing-% LA 72%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 June 2025

Inspection Report

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12 March 2024

Inspection Report

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12 July 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-05

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Inadequate

Leadership

Inadequate

2024-03-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Good

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-07-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

10.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

6.1%(36 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 593 pupils. During this period, there were 60 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 10.1%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	593	60	10.1%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	619	52	8.4%	7.8%	2
2023/24 (Summer term)	550	28	5.1%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	544	38	7.0%	7.1%	2
2023/24 (Autumn term)	544	31	5.7%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	493	11	2.2%	6.6%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	484	16	3.3%	6.4%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	476	19	4.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	415	1	0.2%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	405	2	0.5%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	413	2	0.5%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	365	0	0.0%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	360	0	0.0%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	356	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	309	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	309	1	0.3%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	308	3	1.0%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	257	0	0.0%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	254	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	253	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	155	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	152	0	0.0%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 44 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

67.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

67.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

10.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree17%

agree38%

disagree19%

strongly disagree22%

don't know4%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree33%

agree35%

disagree20%

strongly disagree10%

don't know2%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree27%

agree16%

disagree17%

strongly disagree30%

not applicable10%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes35%

no65%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree11%

agree23%

disagree23%

strongly disagree40%

dont know3%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree30%

agree31%

disagree16%

strongly disagree7%

don't know16%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree35%

agree29%

disagree19%

strongly disagree11%

don't know6%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree22%

agree36%

disagree25%

strongly disagree13%

don't know4%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree32%

agree39%

disagree12%

strongly disagree11%

don't know6%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree40%

agree36%

disagree12%

strongly disagree11%

don't know1%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree33%

agree25%

disagree20%

strongly disagree13%

don't know9%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes63%

no37%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Secondary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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