Southern Cross School is a school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 32.7%, which is 28.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Roundwood Road, Manchester

School Information

Address: Roundwood Road, Manchester, M22 4AB
Website: https://southerncross-ebsd.co.uk/
Telephone: 01618812695
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kate Burke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105623

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 130
Number of Pupils: 132
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 20

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 32.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 72.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -7 Confidence interval -11.9 to -2
Writing
Well Below Average: -13.5 Confidence interval -17.8 to -9.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -10 Confidence interval -14.3 to -5.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:87
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:87
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.18 Confidence interval -2.63 to -1.74
Of the 32 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 32 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:81%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:6.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Barlow Hall Primary School
Darley Avenue, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7JG 		227 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Ambrose RC Primary School
Princess Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7QA 		711 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chorlton Park Primary
Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7HH 		986 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Brookburn Community School
Brookburn Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 8EH 		1,685 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cavendish Primary School
Cavendish Road, West Didsbury M20 1JG 		1,863 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Loreto High School Chorlton
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7SW 		1,053 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDidsbury High School
4 The Avenue, Didsbury M20 2ET 		1,302 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chorlton High School
Nell Lane, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy M21 7SL 		1,369 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCHS South
451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton M21 7SX 		1,540 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range M16 8GW 		2,573 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road, M16 8PR 		2,830 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Southern Cross School
Roundwood Road, Northenden M22 4AB 		0 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Manchester Secondary PRU
Mersey Valley Campus, Barlow Hall Road M21 7JJ 		12 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lancasterian School
Elizabeth Slinger Road, West Didsbury M20 2XA 		1,222 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Birches School
Newholme Road, West Didsbury M20 2XZ 		1,371 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pioneer House High School
200 Yewtree Lane, Northern Moor M23 0FF 		1,727 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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