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Special school
Good
Special school
Southern Cross School
Primary
Secondary
Barlow Hall Road Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M217JJ
016 1881 2695


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
9 - 16
PUPILS
132

Southern Cross School is a Special school (Community special school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 9 and 16 and has a capacity of null. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 21 Mar 2018.


PUPIL MIX
117 boys and 15 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
6.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
73.5%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
4.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
72.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
Not available
EHC PLAN
Not available
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
0%
Local Authority
61%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
0%
Local Authority
9%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Not available
Writing
Not available
Maths
Not available


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 87 104 104
Maths 87 105 105



Attainment 8 score

School
6.7
Local Authority
43.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
0%
Local Authority
36%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 0% 40% 40%
EBacc average point score 0.3 3.79 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

21 Mar 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision No Judgement




School Admissions

Admissions data is not available for this school.




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
81%
Local Authority
91%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 71% 84% 87%
Staying in employment 10% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 0% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 19% 8% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
5
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£256,248 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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