LIPA School
Free schools in Liverpool, Liverpool.
School details
| Phase | All-through |
|---|---|
| Type | Free schools |
| Age range | 4 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 499 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 572 |
| Free school meals | 37.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Address | Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 7BT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.lipaschool.org |
| Telephone | 01519580020 |
| URN | 141103 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 June 2025, published 9 July 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC (secondary school, about 0.6 km)
- The Studio School Liverpool (secondary school, about 0.6 km)
- Pleasant Street Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- St Nicholas Catholic Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Windsor Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Kingsley Community School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.