Free schools 16 to 19

LIPA Sixth Form College

Mixed · ages 14–19 · with sixth formLiverpool, North West · Liverpool L1 9DYTrust: The Lipa Multi Academy TrustSchool website
Pupils on roll
398of 365 places
Free school meals
0.0%
Year 11 cohort 2025
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

LIPA Sixth Form College is a 16–19 provider, so there is no Year 11 cohort: this page covers where its students went after 16–18 study and what they achieved.

Among the 180 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 66% went to university (Liverpool 43%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Liverpool and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

LIPA Sixth Form College
Liverpool
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureLIPA Sixth Form CollegeLiverpoolEngland
Students in the cohort1804,311541,441
Any sustained destination90%79%79%
University (higher education)66%43%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students17%19%19%
Further education2%7%5%
Apprenticeship0%6%7%
Employment22%22%28%
No sustained destination8%16%16%

GCSE results 2025

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureLIPA Sixth Form CollegeLiverpoolEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study402
— of whom A level students11,964261,341
Average A level gradeC+B-
Average points per A level entry34.1235.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects21%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Business Studies13%

Other secondary schools in Liverpool

Alsop High School

Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,336 pupils

77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 28.2

Calderstones School

Community school · sixth form · 1,592 pupils

85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.1

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.