Compare Birkenhead High School Academy and LIPA School and Liverpool College
Comparison of all-through schools: Birkenhead High School Academy (All-through) in Prenton; LIPA School (All-through) in Liverpool; Liverpool College (All-through) in Liverpool — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Birkenhead High School Academy, LIPA School and Liverpool College. They are all-through phase and academy sponsor led and free schools type located around Prenton, Merseyside and Liverpool, Merseyside. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Liverpool College), published Dec 2019. The lowest is 3 (LIPA School), published May 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for LIPA School (May 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,150, combined total ≈ 3,450, typical FSM 20–25%, range 15–20%–30–35%; spread across trusts such as GDST ACADEMY TRUST and THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.
| Attribute |
Birkenhead High School Academy
CH43 1TY
|
LIPA School
L1 7BT
|
Liverpool College
L18 8BG
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | All-through • Academy sponsor led | All-through • Free schools | All-through • Academy sponsor led |
| Location |
Prenton Merseyside CH43 1TY |
Liverpool Merseyside L1 7BT |
Liverpool Merseyside L18 8BG |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 18 Jun 2023 | 3 13 May 2024 | 1 11 Dec 2019 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 600 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,650 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1293 | 572 | 1100 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Trust / Local authority | GDST ACADEMY TRUST | THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST | Liverpool (341) |
| Website | www.birkenheadhigh.gdst.net | www.lipaschool.org | www.liverpoolcollege.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01516525777 | 01519580020 | 01517244000 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- All-through • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Prenton
Merseyside
CH43 1TY - Ofsted
- 2 18 Jun 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- GDST ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.birkenheadhigh.gdst.net
- Telephone
- 01516525777
- Phase / Type
- All-through • Free schools
- Location
- Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 7BT - Ofsted
- 3 13 May 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 600 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- THE LIPA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Website
- www.lipaschool.org
- Telephone
- 01519580020
- Phase / Type
- All-through • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 8BG - Ofsted
- 1 11 Dec 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,650 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Liverpool (341)
- Website
- www.liverpoolcollege.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01517244000
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