Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
41 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 0BS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jill Davies
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 587
- URN
- 139588
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512301320
About this school
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is a secondary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 587 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 68 | 151 | 136 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.4 | 41.3 | 46.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 -0.67 to +0.03 | -0.34 -0.59 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 34.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 53.6% | 62.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 11.9% | 16.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Liverpool Life Sciences UTC has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Liverpool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 36.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.3 | 35.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.3 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 556 |
| 2023/24 | 563 |
| 2024/25 | 577 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liverpool Life Sciences UTC compares
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC ranked 11th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.3 | 9.7% | 49.3% | 587 | — |
| The Studio School Liverpool | 39.4 | 11.1% | 41.2% | 268 | 0.0 miles |
| The Belvedere Academy | 53.8 | 7.3% | 31.2% | 1,182 | 1.1 miles |
| Bellerive FCJ Catholic College | 47.3 | 9.7% | 37.9% | 955 | 1.4 miles |
| King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool | 34.5 | 12.4% | 66.9% | 940 | 1.4 miles |
| Archbishop Blanch CofE High School | — | — | — | 1,179 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.29%
- English as an additional language
- 28.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.68%
- Persistent absence
- 32.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Studio School Liverpool0.0 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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The Belvedere Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College1.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool1.4 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC ranks 13th of the 40 ranked secondary schools in Liverpool.
- Alsop High School Secondary
- Archbishop Beck Catholic College Secondary
- Archbishop Blanch CofE High School Secondary
- Bellerive FCJ Catholic College Secondary
- Broughton Hall Catholic High School Secondary
- Calderstones School Secondary
- Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Secondary
- Chesterfield High School Secondary
- Childwall Sports & Science Academy Secondary
- Deyes High School Secondary
- Dixons Broadgreen Academy Secondary
- Dixons Croxteth Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Liverpool Life Sciences UTC teach?
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Liverpool Life Sciences UTC?
- The headteacher of Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is Jill Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Liverpool Life Sciences UTC been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Liverpool Life Sciences UTC?
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC has 587 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Liverpool Life Sciences UTC full?
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC has capacity for 800 pupils and 587 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Liverpool Life Sciences UTC a faith school?
- No. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC has no designated religious character.
- Is Liverpool Life Sciences UTC a selective school?
- No. Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Liverpool Life Sciences UTC part of an academy trust?
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC is part of NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.4 in 2022/23 and 46.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liverpool Life Sciences UTC compare with other schools in Liverpool?
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC ranked 11th of 29 secondary schools in Liverpool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 63% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's absence rate?
- Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liverpool Life Sciences UTC's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.