Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, Liverpool

In its own words: "We're the first school in the UK to specialise in science and health care for students aged 14 - 19. Liverpool Life Sciences University Technical College (UTC) combines outstanding academic education with specialist vocational qualifications, to prepare our students for the world of work. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC and The Studio School are both based in the CUC building."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, chess, Lego, robotics, debating and cadets.

In 2026, pupils at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.8 in Liverpool and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 38% in Liverpool and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.34: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.1, against 50.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Business Studies.

Across Liverpool, 68% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 90% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Liverpool lodged 731 appeals against secondary school offers; 614 reached a hearing and 58 succeeded (9.4% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Liverpool Life Sciences UTC are The Studio School Liverpool (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); LIPA School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 38); The Belvedere Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.4); and Purple Ruler (1.2 miles).

Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is one of 8 schools run by Northern Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9 in 2024/25.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Liverpool Life Sciences UTC (as of September 2025): 95% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Of the 151 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college and 3% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 103 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 9% to apprenticeships and 15% into work. 6% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (35%), other ethnic groups (24%) and Black (14%).

In 2026, 69 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 11 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Liverpool Central Rail Station, about 1090 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenland Street (adjacent), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Liverpool Life Sciences UTC stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1487 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.

In 2024/25, Liverpool Life Sciences UTC issued 94 suspensions, 16.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Liverpool Life Sciences UTC are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Windsor Community Primary School (0.5 miles) and Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.