LIPA Sixth Form College, Liverpool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
LIPA Sixth Form College has made impressive progress in helping students catch up after industrial action, with most achieving their target grades or better. Teachers provide excellent individual support and the college has strengthened its personal development curriculum to address wider student needs. Strong progression outcomes show students moving into respected conservatoires, universities and quality employment.
Key Strengths
- Students have caught up on missed learning caused by industrial action and most achieved their target grades or higher
- Teachers provide highly effective individual tuition and additional classes to support student progress
- Leadership communication has improved significantly with weekly face-to-face staff briefings and visible senior leaders
- Personal development curriculum now tailored to students' specific needs with weekly taught sessions
- Most students progress to high-quality destinations including conservatoires, universities and employment
Areas for Improvement
- Staff remain cautious about interim leadership arrangements and changes to the multi-academy trust
- Some staff nervousness persists despite improved communication
- Further staff training needed to build confidence in teaching the personal development curriculum
Safeguarding
The report does not contain explicit safeguarding findings, though it notes students received training on risks of sexual and criminal exploitation, radicalisation, and extremism.
Extracurricular Activities
Performance pieces created by students, practical work in technical theatre and design, characterisation development in acting, musical performance in alternative styles
LIPA Sixth Form College is a 16-19 academy specialising in performing arts with 403 students studying diplomas in music, acting, dance, and related fields. This monitoring visit found reasonable to significant progress in addressing issues from the previous inadequate inspection rating.
At a Glance
0.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.4
Avg class size
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
109%
Over capacity
398 pupils
365 capacity
33 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Liverpool
Admissions Demand - Liverpool
Places available
5,716
Applications
5,276
Got 1st preference
68.1%
Got preferred school
90.4%
Secondary admissions across Liverpool (2025/26)
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