LIPA School

Term dates

Free schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Liverpool council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Liverpool's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 0 families put this school as their first choice, and 0 places were offered.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 0 families put this school as their first choice, and 0 places were offered.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 5 June 2025. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour and attitudes

Inadequate

Personal development

Inadequate

Leadership and management

Inadequate

Early years

Inadequate

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Free school

Phase

All-through

Ages

4–16

Pupils

499 (capacity 572)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01519580020

Address

Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT

Website

lipaschool.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports