The Studio School Liverpool
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Studio schools
- 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: Inadequate
All-through
Phase
572
Capacity
4-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
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:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 40.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 2.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 62.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 56.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 51.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 64.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 55
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 593
- Boys
- 270 (46%)
- Girls
- 323 (54%)
- Capacity
- 572 (104% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- 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
Loading chart
- 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
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Upper Duke Street
Liverpool, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 141103
- UKPRN
- 10046828
- Establishment No.
- 2020
- Trust
- THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Often compared with
Parents weighing up LIPA School usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- D48The Studio School LiverpoolCompare side by side
Liverpool · 0.6km away
- D51Liverpool Life Sciences UTCCompare side by side
Liverpool · 0.6km away
- C66The Belvedere AcademyCompare side by side
Liverpool · 2.0km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to LIPA School
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L1 0BS
- Distance
- 0.6km away
The Belvedere Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C66
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L8 3TF
- Distance
- 2.0km away
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L7 6HQ
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L17 3AA
- Distance
- 2.3km away
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Ofsted: Good
Score
D42
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Liverpool, L8 9SJ
- Distance
- 2.6km away