Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Liverpool
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts is a school for pupils in Liverpool.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in detail
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts in its own words
In its own words: "The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) is world renowned as a leading provider of university level creative and performing arts training with a portfolio of ambitious and popular courses. LIPA’s pioneering approach to learning is project based. This highly practical method is underpinned by collaboration, industry links and entrepreneurial training."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Liverpool Central Loop Line, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pilgrim Street (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1798 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Latest from Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
Jesse Harlin on working in the gaming industry, moving from Philadelphia to Liverpool and writing music for Star Wars Wednesday, 30 September 2026
30 Sep 2026
Autumn/Winter Season of public performances 2026/27 Friday, 25 September 2026
25 Sep 2026
Leading film role for LIPA grad Joseph Wood III Wednesday, 23 September 2026
23 Sep 2026
MA Management student awarded French government funding for music education project Tuesday, 22 September 2026
22 Sep 2026
Watch: Adrian Dunbar interview Tuesday, 22 September 2026
22 Sep 2026
First Look: LIPA Unveils Major One Hope Place Expansion Ahead of New Academic Year Thursday, 17 September 2026
17 Sep 2026
From Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 139
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 37
- Children hurt
- 12
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 139 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 37 serious and 101 slight.
12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
22 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Across Liverpool council
Places available
6,108
Applications
5,379
Got 1st preference
68.1%
Got preferred school
89.6%
All secondary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts
What is the catchment area for Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts?
No fixed boundary. When Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 139 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 37 serious and 101 slight. 12 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 22 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts?
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts is at Mount Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 9HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)