Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L1 0BS
- Distance
- 0.6km away
LIPA School
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 7BT
Local ranking28th of 31 secondary schools in Liverpool
Ofsted: InadequateUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
572
Capacity
4-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 5 June 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 5 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Not met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 24.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 45.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 53
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 593
- Boys
- 233 (47%)
- Girls
- 266 (53%)
- Capacity
- 572 (87% full)
- SEND
- 23.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.4%
- EAL
- 30.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.3%
- SEN Support
- 15.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,872/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 35.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 52.1%
- Other: 9.9%
- White Other: 9.5%
- Mixed Other: 8.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.7%
- Black Other: 2.9%
- Asian Chinese: 2.2%
52.1%
White British
9.9%
Other
9.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Upper Duke Street
Liverpool, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 141103
- UKPRN
- 10046828
- Establishment No.
- 2020
- Trust
- THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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