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16 plus school in Liverpool

LIPA Sixth Form College

41 Upper Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 9DY

Sixth form Full
School website 01513303232

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
398
Places
365
How full
Full — 398 pupils against 365 places
Girls / boys
271 / 127
Free school meals, last 6 years
0%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
0%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
3%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
22%

England 15%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Went to university
66%

England 50%

In education, work or training
90%

England 84.3%

Started an apprenticeship
0%

England 6.5%

Students in the cohort
180

Going on to university 2021/22 leavers

Went to a top third university

17% England 20.9%

The third of higher education providers whose entrants hold the highest average entry qualifications. It is the closest thing in the public data to "did they get into a competitive university", and it separates schools far more sharply than the headline progression rate does.

Went on to a degree
74%

England 65.3%

Students in the cohort
184

These follow an earlier group of leavers than the figures above, and count anyone reaching higher education within two years rather than the term after leaving, so they are not directly comparable with them.

A destination counts only if it lasted at least six months, which is why these figures lag the exam results by a year, and why the university figures track leavers from 2021/22. Small cohorts move these percentages a long way — check the cohort size before reading much into a gap.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Liverpool 037A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
36%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
8%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
16%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
51%

England 17%

Households with no car
54%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
62%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Free schools 16 to 19
Phase
16 plus
Ages
Ages 14–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Trust
THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Director: Edward Pinner
Local authority
Liverpool
Ward
Canning
Constituency
Liverpool Riverside
URN
142891

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest 16 plus schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
University of Liverpool Mathematics SchoolFree schools 16 to 19 No grade 0.3 mi
The City of Liverpool CollegeFurther education No grade 0.3 mi
Wirral Metropolitan CollegeFurther education No grade 2.1 mi
Hugh Baird CollegeFurther education No grade 3.2 mi
Birkenhead Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter No grade 3.4 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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