OFSTED
5 June 2025
Latest graded inspection
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 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.
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.
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.
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
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.9%
124 of
499 pupils
4.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
40.0%
20.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Liverpool
69.1%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
56.0%
Writing
14.3 pts below England
School
56.0%
Liverpool
66.5%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
51.0%
Maths
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.05%
Overall absence
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
35.81%
Persistent absence
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
5.24%
Severe absence
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.